Names / Boy names
Byron
Current rank
#981
and easing
All-time peak
#194
in 1882
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
82,500
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #194 in 1882 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
From the barns (Old English). The name was first recorded in U.S. records in 1880. As of the latest data it stands at #981, slowly cooling. Its strongest year was 1882, at #194 nationally. Across all years, more than 82,500 children have been named this.