Byron
Byron is a boy's name of English origin.
Meaning
Barn for cows; at the cow sheds.
Origin and history
Byron is an English name originally derived from a surname meaning 'at the cow sheds'. It gained fame as a given name due to the literary legacy of Lord Byron in the 19th century. In the United States, it has been a consistently used masculine name with a classic, vintage quality.
Popularity in the United States
82,238 babies in the United States have been named Byron since 1880. It ranks #359 all-time. Among babies born since 2020 it ranks #802.
States where it is most popular
- CA (10.1 %)
- TX (9.8 %)
- IL (5.4 %)
- LA (5.3 %)
- NY (4.1 %)
Trends by decade
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880-1890 | 498 |
| 1890-1900 | 547 |
| 1900-1910 | 616 |
| 1910-1920 | 3,518 |
| 1920-1930 | 5,505 |
| 1930-1940 | 4,823 |
| 1940-1950 | 6,531 |
| 1950-1960 | 10,532 |
| 1960-1970 | 12,120 |
| 1970-1980 | 9,442 |
| 1980-1990 | 9,654 |
| 1990-2000 | 7,032 |
| 2000-2010 | 5,337 |
| 2010-2019 | 4,387 |
| 2020-2029 | 1,696 |
Famous people named Byron
- Byron Buxton: Baseball Player
- Byron Jones: Football Player
- Byron Leftwich: Football Coach, Football Player
Fun facts
- The popularity of Byron as a given name was heavily influenced by the Romantic poet Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron).
- It originated from the Old English phrase 'æt ȳrun', meaning 'at the cow sheds'.