Boys' name · peaked in 1967
Byron name popularity since 1925
74,490 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Byron. Half of them were born in 1970 or earlier, so the typical Byron is about 56 years old in 2026. Byron peaked in 1967 as the #196 name for boys, and it ranked #981 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 74,490
- Named Byron, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #981
- for boys in 2025 (233 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 289 girls · 74,201 boys
- Most popular in
- Louisiana
- 3.11× its national share
Peak year is the year Byron made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Byron births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1964. Measured as a share of all babies, Byron peaked in 1967.
- Fastest rise: Between 2004 and 2009, Byron became 1.5× more common, from 1 in 4,140 baby boys to 1 in 2,690.
- Steepest fall: Between 2009 and 2014, its share of baby boys fell by 44%, from 1 in 2,690 to 1 in 4,780.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Byron's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Byron.
Decade by decade
Babies named Byron in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 7 | 2,647 | – |
| 1930s | 18 | 4,823 | #254 |
| 1940s | 10 | 6,531 | #237 |
| 1950s | 15 | 10,532 | #222 |
| 1960s | 64 | 12,120 | #204 |
| 1970s | 89 | 9,442 | #224 |
| 1980s | 76 | 9,654 | #252 |
| 1990s | 10 | 7,032 | #391 |
| 2000s | 0 | 5,337 | #492 |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,387 | #599 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 1,696 | #981 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
26.7% of babies named Byron from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Byron is most popular
The index compares Byron's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Byron.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 3.11× | 4,008 |
| Hawaii | 1.98× | 444 |
| District of Columbia | 1.83× | 605 |
| Alabama | 1.82× | 2,308 |
| Mississippi | 1.53× | 1,331 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Byron and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Byron (this page) | 74,201 | 1967 |
| Bryon | 14,650 | 1973 |
| Byran | 1,394 | 1986 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Byron's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Byron.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Byron (1967).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data