Byron vs Byrd

Side-by-side comparison of Byron and Byrd — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Byron

Boy name · Rank #882

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Name B

Byrd

Boy name

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Metric Byron Byrd
Current Rank #882 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 82,006 709
Peak Year 1964 1919
Peak Year Births 1,284 26
Peak Decade 1960ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Byron Byrd
1880ss 498 61
1890ss 547 43
1900ss 616 32
1910ss 3,518 130
1920ss 5,505 182
1930ss 4,823 115
1940ss 6,531 85
1950ss 10,531 43
1960ss 12,122 18
1970ss 9,445 —
1980ss 9,655 —
1990ss 7,032 —
2000ss 5,337 —
2010ss 4,386 —
2020ss 1,460 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Byron Byrd
2014 401 —
2015 457 —
2016 385 —
2017 399 —
2018 324 —
2019 347 —
2020 294 —
2021 339 —
2022 264 —
2023 291 —
2024 272 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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