Is Byron a boy or girl name?
Byron is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 272 boys were named Byron, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 82,309 US babies named Byron were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #882
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Byron since 1880
- 82,309
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 1,289 babies
Boys and girls named Byron, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 498 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 547 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 616 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 3,518 | 7 | 0.2% |
| 1920s | 5,505 | 14 | 0.3% |
| 1930s | 4,823 | 18 | 0.4% |
| 1940s | 6,531 | 10 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 10,531 | 15 | 0.1% |
| 1960s | 12,122 | 64 | 0.5% |
| 1970s | 9,445 | 89 | 0.9% |
| 1980s | 9,655 | 76 | 0.8% |
| 1990s | 7,032 | 10 | 0.1% |
| 2000s | 5,337 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 4,386 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,460 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 272 | #882 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 291 | #835 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 264 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 339 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 294 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 347 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 324 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 399 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 385 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 457 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 401 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 515 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 481 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 512 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 565 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 738 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 617 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 496 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 493 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 503 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 480 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 502 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 473 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 491 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 544 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 562 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 549 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 607 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 566 | #410 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 598 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 645 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 739 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 842 | #314 | 5 | #13,587 |
| 1991 | 908 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 1,016 | #265 | 5 | #13,258 |
| 1989 | 1,074 | #244 | 7 | #9,813 |
| 1988 | 1,056 | #231 | 7 | #9,375 |
| 1987 | 930 | #249 | 6 | #10,005 |
| 1986 | 893 | #252 | 7 | #8,646 |
| 1985 | 894 | #252 | 7 | #8,450 |
| 1984 | 892 | #246 | 7 | #8,267 |
| 1983 | 1,030 | #221 | 16 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 864 | #255 | 6 | #9,368 |
| 1981 | 997 | #235 | 8 | #7,485 |
| 1980 | 1,025 | #231 | 5 | #10,583 |
| 1979 | 853 | #249 | 12 | #5,460 |
| 1978 | 794 | #255 | 10 | #6,000 |
| 1977 | 850 | #241 | 7 | #7,639 |
| 1976 | 906 | #224 | 9 | #6,100 |
| 1975 | 914 | #223 | 6 | #8,101 |
| 1974 | 953 | #222 | 10 | #5,397 |
| 1973 | 915 | #229 | 9 | #5,627 |
| 1972 | 945 | #227 | 6 | #7,375 |
| 1971 | 1,085 | #217 | 10 | #5,166 |
| 1970 | 1,230 | #206 | 10 | #5,091 |
| 1969 | 1,204 | #208 | 10 | #4,746 |
| 1968 | 1,126 | #206 | 13 | #3,808 |
| 1967 | 1,181 | #196 | 5 | #6,905 |
| 1966 | 1,177 | #201 | 9 | #4,530 |
| 1965 | 1,225 | #204 | 7 | #5,336 |
| 1964 | 1,284 | #213 | 5 | #6,874 |
| 1963 | 1,244 | #219 | 8 | #4,923 |
| 1962 | 1,264 | #218 | 7 | #5,348 |
| 1961 | 1,227 | #224 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 1,190 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 1,221 | #223 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 1,208 | #218 | 10 | #3,958 |
| 1957 | 1,259 | #214 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 1,249 | #209 | 5 | #6,049 |
| 1955 | 1,055 | #222 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 1,045 | #214 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 926 | #220 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 901 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 837 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 830 | #222 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 744 | #237 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 796 | #228 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 799 | #227 | 5 | #5,393 |
| 1946 | 786 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 563 | #237 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 526 | #254 | 5 | #4,640 |
| 1943 | 588 | #241 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 643 | #224 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 539 | #235 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 547 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 555 | #218 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 515 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 521 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 461 | #244 | 5 | #4,272 |
| 1935 | 457 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 425 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 442 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 471 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 502 | #233 | 6 | #3,920 |
| 1930 | 474 | #256 | 7 | #3,701 |
| 1929 | 520 | #237 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 546 | #237 | 7 | #3,806 |
| 1927 | 532 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 533 | #243 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 516 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 594 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 536 | #243 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 599 | #223 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 558 | #236 | 7 | #4,078 |
| 1920 | 571 | #224 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 487 | #239 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 505 | #237 | 7 | #3,931 |
| 1917 | 487 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 471 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 458 | #223 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 395 | #207 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 303 | #213 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 227 | #229 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 96 | #265 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 89 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 69 | #265 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 70 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 71 | #248 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 65 | #242 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 59 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 61 | #240 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 59 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 50 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 51 | #242 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 61 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 47 | #244 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 55 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 50 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 59 | #235 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 56 | #235 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 59 | #222 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 47 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 69 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 53 | #219 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 52 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 37 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 52 | #241 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 47 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 51 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 46 | #244 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 57 | #218 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 50 | #217 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 66 | #194 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 40 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 52 | #225 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Byron reached #194 in 1882. As a girl name, it reached #3,701 in 1930. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Byron
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.