Boys' name · since 1914
Byrne
98 babies named Byrne in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,511 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 98
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
98 boys have been named Byrne since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Byrne has been recorded 98 times among boys since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1975.
- #17,511 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 98 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Byrne ranks #17,511 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 98 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #17,511 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 98
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Byrne's 98 recorded births place it above 61.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Byrne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Byrne's SSA record in two at 1931 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1914 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Byrne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1975
- Peak year (1914)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Byrne by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (34 births, 35% of the file).
1920s was Byrne's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Byrne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
34 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
16 births
- 1960s
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 34 births (35% of all-time use).
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What to do with Byrne's data
- Byrne's decade-level peak was the 1920s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Byrne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1914)
Similar record span (~61 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–1975 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Byrne draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.