Byron
Last seen for girls in 1992 at #13,317 · #980 for boys in 2025, 233 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1882 · 66 births
- Debut · boys
- 52 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 82,238since 1880
Byron over time
Rank among boys' names. Byron has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #980 | 233 | |
| 2024 | — | #877 | 275 | |
| 2023 | — | #835 | 291 | |
| 2022 | — | #891 | 264 | |
| 2021 | — | #751 | 339 | |
| 2020 | — | #790 | 294 | |
| 2019 | — | #711 | 347 | |
| 2018 | — | #737 | 324 | |
| 2017 | — | #649 | 399 | |
| 2016 | — | #669 | 385 | |
| 2015 | — | #599 | 457 | |
| 2014 | — | #653 | 402 | |
| 2013 | — | #516 | 515 | |
| 2012 | — | #543 | 481 | |
| 2011 | — | #505 | 512 | |
| 2010 | — | #465 | 565 | |
| 2009 | — | #401 | 738 | |
| 2008 | — | #450 | 617 | |
| 2007 | — | #523 | 496 | |
| 2006 | — | #522 | 493 | |
| 2005 | — | #492 | 503 | |
| 2004 | — | #510 | 480 | |
| 2003 | — | #492 | 502 | |
| 2002 | — | #486 | 473 | |
| 2001 | — | #481 | 491 | |
| 2000 | — | #439 | 544 | |
| 1999 | — | #419 | 562 | |
| 1998 | — | #422 | 549 | |
| 1997 | — | #391 | 607 | |
| 1996 | — | #410 | 566 | |
| 1995 | — | #391 | 598 | |
| 1994 | — | #368 | 645 | |
| 1993 | — | #339 | 739 | |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | #314 | 842 |
| 1991 | — | #287 | 908 | |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #265 | 1,016 |
| 1989 | #9,681 | 7 | #244 | 1,074 |
| 1988 | #9,244 | 7 | #231 | 1,056 |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #249 | 930 |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #252 | 893 |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | #252 | 894 |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | #246 | 892 |
| 1983 | #4,476 | 16 | #221 | 1,030 |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #255 | 864 |
| 1981 | #7,409 | 8 | #235 | 996 |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #231 | 1,025 |
| 1979 | #5,427 | 12 | #249 | 851 |
| 1978 | #5,958 | 10 | #255 | 793 |
| 1977 | #7,567 | 7 | #241 | 851 |
| 1976 | #6,048 | 9 | #224 | 906 |
| 1975 | #7,984 | 6 | #224 | 913 |
| 1974 | #5,360 | 10 | #221 | 954 |
| 1973 | #5,580 | 9 | #230 | 915 |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 | #227 | 944 |
| 1971 | #5,136 | 10 | #217 | 1,085 |
| 1970 | #5,061 | 10 | #206 | 1,230 |
| 1969 | #4,723 | 10 | #208 | 1,203 |
| 1968 | #3,789 | 13 | #206 | 1,126 |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #196 | 1,180 |
| 1966 | #4,493 | 9 | #201 | 1,178 |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 | #204 | 1,225 |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | #213 | 1,284 |
| 1963 | #4,896 | 8 | #219 | 1,244 |
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 | #218 | 1,264 |
| 1961 | — | #224 | 1,225 | |
| 1960 | — | #234 | 1,191 | |
| 1959 | — | #222 | 1,222 | |
| 1958 | #3,925 | 10 | #218 | 1,209 |
| 1957 | — | #214 | 1,259 | |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #209 | 1,248 |
| 1955 | — | #222 | 1,055 | |
| 1954 | — | #214 | 1,045 | |
| 1953 | — | #220 | 926 | |
| 1952 | — | #220 | 901 | |
| 1951 | — | #227 | 837 | |
| 1950 | — | #222 | 830 | |
| 1949 | — | #238 | 744 | |
| 1948 | — | #228 | 796 | |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #227 | 799 |
| 1946 | — | #216 | 786 | |
| 1945 | — | #237 | 563 | |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #254 | 526 |
| 1943 | — | #241 | 588 | |
| 1942 | — | #224 | 643 | |
| 1941 | — | #235 | 539 | |
| 1940 | — | #227 | 547 | |
| 1939 | — | #218 | 555 | |
| 1938 | — | #232 | 515 | |
| 1937 | — | #227 | 521 | |
| 1936 | #4,181 | 5 | #244 | 461 |
| 1935 | — | #254 | 457 | |
| 1934 | — | #263 | 425 | |
| 1933 | — | #247 | 442 | |
| 1932 | — | #245 | 471 | |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | #233 | 502 |
| 1930 | #3,658 | 7 | #256 | 474 |
| 1929 | — | #237 | 520 | |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 | #237 | 546 |
| 1927 | — | #245 | 532 | |
| 1926 | — | #243 | 533 | |
| 1925 | — | #251 | 516 | |
| 1924 | — | #226 | 594 | |
| 1923 | — | #243 | 536 | |
| 1922 | — | #222 | 599 | |
| 1921 | #4,023 | 7 | #236 | 558 |
| 1920 | — | #224 | 571 | |
| 1919 | — | #239 | 487 | |
| 1918 | #3,869 | 7 | #237 | 505 |
| 1917 | — | #226 | 487 | |
| 1916 | — | #226 | 471 | |
| 1915 | — | #223 | 458 | |
| 1914 | — | #207 | 395 | |
| 1913 | — | #213 | 303 | |
| 1912 | — | #229 | 227 | |
| 1911 | — | #265 | 96 | |
| 1910 | — | #256 | 89 | |
| 1909 | — | #265 | 69 | |
| 1908 | — | #253 | 70 | |
| 1907 | — | #248 | 71 | |
| 1906 | — | #242 | 65 | |
| 1905 | — | #254 | 59 | |
| 1904 | — | #240 | 61 | |
| 1903 | — | #234 | 59 | |
| 1902 | — | #261 | 50 | |
| 1901 | — | #242 | 51 | |
| 1900 | — | #262 | 61 | |
| 1899 | — | #244 | 47 | |
| 1898 | — | #234 | 55 | |
| 1897 | — | #244 | 50 | |
| 1896 | — | #235 | 59 | |
| 1895 | — | #235 | 56 | |
| 1894 | — | #222 | 59 | |
| 1893 | — | #256 | 47 | |
| 1892 | — | #210 | 69 | |
| 1891 | — | #219 | 53 | |
| 1890 | — | #229 | 52 | |
| 1889 | — | #274 | 37 | |
| 1888 | — | #241 | 52 | |
| 1887 | — | #230 | 47 | |
| 1886 | — | #234 | 51 | |
| 1885 | — | #243 | 46 | |
| 1884 | — | #218 | 57 | |
| 1883 | — | #215 | 50 | |
| 1882 | — | #193 | 66 | |
| 1881 | — | #244 | 40 | |
| 1880 | — | #225 | 52 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Byron was already there! It came in at #225, and was given to 52 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1885–1891, when fewer than 54 boys a year got the name.
Where Byron is popular in 1985
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#121 · 1 in 560
- Louisiana#132 · 1 in 664
- District of Columbia#156 · 1 in 772
- South Carolina#159 · 1 in 929
- Alabama#165 · 1 in 947
Best ever in a state: #47 in Wyoming, 1916.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #121 | 31 | 1 in 560 |
| Louisiana | #132 | 54 | 1 in 664 |
| District of Columbia | #156 | 10 | 1 in 772 |
| South Carolina | #159 | 23 | 1 in 929 |
| Alabama | #165 | 27 | 1 in 947 |
| Arkansas | #179 | 13 | 1 in 1,174 |
| Kentucky | #179 | 16 | 1 in 1,552 |
| North Carolina | #180 | 32 | 1 in 1,266 |
| Maryland | #184 | 21 | 1 in 1,321 |
| Nebraska | #184 | 7 | 1 in 1,674 |
| Oklahoma | #184 | 19 | 1 in 1,242 |
| Missouri | #189 | 23 | 1 in 1,604 |
| New Mexico | #196 | 11 | 1 in 1,056 |
| Georgia | #201 | 35 | 1 in 1,234 |
| Washington | #205 | 18 | 1 in 1,751 |
| Idaho | #209 | 5 | 1 in 1,446 |
| Michigan | #209 | 35 | 1 in 1,861 |
| Florida | #217 | 51 | 1 in 1,464 |
| Virginia | #218 | 22 | 1 in 1,718 |
| Wisconsin | #224 | 13 | 1 in 2,626 |
| Indiana | #239 | 15 | 1 in 2,512 |
| Tennessee | #248 | 14 | 1 in 2,303 |
| Texas | #250 | 93 | 1 in 1,582 |
| Illinois | #254 | 41 | 1 in 2,006 |
| Ohio | #255 | 27 | 1 in 2,855 |
| Kansas | #291 | 6 | 1 in 2,891 |
| California | #298 | 93 | 1 in 2,402 |
| Massachusetts | #300 | 9 | 1 in 4,356 |
| Pennsylvania | #302 | 20 | 1 in 3,853 |
| Minnesota | #307 | 7 | 1 in 4,518 |
| Arizona | #308 | 11 | 1 in 2,405 |
| Utah | #312 | 6 | 1 in 2,836 |
| Colorado | #345 | 7 | 1 in 3,596 |
| New Jersey | #352 | 12 | 1 in 3,880 |
| New York | #410 | 28 | 1 in 4,323 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
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| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Byron
- 103 spots since 2024 (#877 → #980)
- 190 spots since 2020 (#790 → #980)
- 381 spots since 2015 (#599 → #980)
- Biggest jump: 73 spots in 2008 (#523 → #450)
- Biggest drop: 140 spots in 2022 (#751 → #891)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1882 at #193 (66 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,478 boys born in 1967 were named Byron (0.07%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,331 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #193 in 1882, was only 1 in 1,723 (0.06%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 14.7% of all boys named Byron (12,120) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 498 | #193 (1882) | #232 |
| 1890s | 547 | #210 (1892) | #233 |
| 1900s | 616 | #234 (1903) | #250 |
| 1910s | 3,518 | #207 (1914) | #232 |
| 1920s | 5,505 | #222 (1922) | #236 |
| 1930s | 4,823 | #218 (1939) | #242 |
| 1940s | 6,531 | #216 (1946) | #233 |
| 1950s | 10,532 | #209 (1956) | #219 |
| 1960s | 12,120 | #196 (1967) | #212 |
| 1970s | 9,442 | #206 (1970) | #229 |
| 1980s | 9,654 | #221 (1983) | #242 |
| 1990s | 7,032 | #265 (1990) | #361 |
| 2000s | 5,337 | #401 (2009) | #480 |
| 2010s | 4,387 | #465 (2010) | #605 |
| 2020s | 1,696 | #751 (2021) | #854 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Byron in 1985
Top girls' names in 1985
Top boys' names in 1985
More about 1985
girls
1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 245,833 of them was named Byron, which outranked 33.5% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #7,563Yumiko8
- #7,563Zeina8
- #7,563Zuleika8
- #8,318Byron7
- #8,318Aaren7
- #8,318Abrianna7
- #8,318Adah7
- #9,307Abi6
- #9,307Adaline6
- #9,307Adana6
Tied with 988 names at #8,318; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 2,067 of them was named Byron, which outranked 96.7% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).