Byron — #882 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Byron

The Social Security Administration has registered 82,006 babies named Byron between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Byron currently holds the #882 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 1,284 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Byron performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 12,122 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Byron shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7,709 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Byron in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Byron in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 82,006 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.