Byron is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1964 and has since faded.
Byron is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #981 for boy births in the United States (and #2,007 across all names), given to 233 babies. Byron was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1964 (1,284 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 233 | 233 | — | #981 |
| 2024 | 275 | 275 | — | #878 |
| 2023 | 291 | 291 | — | #836 |
| 2022 | 264 | 264 | — | #891 |
| 2021 | 339 | 345 | — | #751 |
| 2020 | 294 | 294 | — | #790 |
| 2019 | 347 | 353 | — | #711 |
| 2018 | 324 | 329 | — | #737 |
| 2017 | 399 | 399 | — | #649 |
| 2016 | 385 | 385 | — | #670 |
| 2015 | 457 | 468 | — | #599 |
| 2014 | 402 | 407 | — | #653 |
| 2013 | 515 | 524 | — | #516 |
| 2012 | 481 | 492 | — | #543 |
| 2011 | 512 | 523 | — | #505 |
| 2010 | 565 | 582 | — | #465 |
| 2009 | 738 | 769 | — | #401 |
| 2008 | 617 | 626 | — | #450 |
| 2007 | 496 | 496 | — | #523 |
| 2006 | 493 | 505 | — | #522 |
| 2005 | 503 | 514 | — | #492 |
| 2004 | 480 | 490 | — | #510 |
| 2003 | 502 | 513 | — | #492 |
| 2002 | 473 | 492 | — | #486 |
| 2001 | 491 | 501 | — | #481 |
| 2000 | 544 | 551 | — | #439 |
| 1999 | 562 | 562 | — | #420 |
| 1998 | 549 | 559 | — | #422 |
| 1997 | 607 | — | — | #391 |
| 1996 | 566 | — | — | #410 |
| 1995 | 598 | — | — | #391 |
| 1994 | 645 | — | — | #368 |
| 1993 | 739 | — | — | #339 |
| 1992 | 847 | — | #13,588 | #314 |
| 1991 | 908 | — | — | #287 |
| 1990 | 1,021 | — | #13,257 | #265 |
| 1989 | 1,081 | — | #9,813 | #244 |
| 1988 | 1,063 | — | #9,376 | #231 |
| 1987 | 936 | — | #10,005 | #249 |
| 1986 | 900 | — | #8,646 | #252 |
| 1985 | 901 | — | #8,451 | #252 |
| 1984 | 899 | — | #8,267 | #246 |
| 1983 | 1,046 | — | #4,497 | #221 |
| 1982 | 870 | — | #9,368 | #255 |
| 1981 | 1,004 | — | #7,485 | #235 |
| 1980 | 1,030 | — | #10,581 | #231 |
| 1979 | 863 | — | #5,460 | #249 |
| 1978 | 803 | — | #6,000 | #255 |
| 1977 | 858 | — | #7,640 | #241 |
| 1976 | 915 | — | #6,100 | #224 |
| 1975 | 919 | — | #8,101 | #224 |
| 1974 | 964 | — | #5,397 | #221 |
| 1973 | 924 | — | #5,628 | #230 |
| 1972 | 950 | — | #7,376 | #227 |
| 1971 | 1,095 | — | #5,166 | #217 |
| 1970 | 1,240 | — | #5,091 | #206 |
| 1969 | 1,213 | — | #4,746 | #208 |
| 1968 | 1,139 | — | #3,808 | #206 |
| 1967 | 1,185 | — | #6,907 | #196 |
| 1966 | 1,187 | — | #4,530 | #201 |
| 1965 | 1,232 | — | #5,339 | #204 |
| 1964 | 1,289 | — | #6,874 | #213 |
| 1963 | 1,252 | — | #4,923 | #219 |
| 1962 | 1,271 | — | #5,348 | #218 |
| 1961 | 1,225 | — | — | #224 |
| 1960 | 1,191 | — | — | #234 |
| 1959 | 1,222 | — | — | #222 |
| 1958 | 1,219 | — | #3,958 | #218 |
| 1957 | 1,259 | — | — | #214 |
| 1956 | 1,253 | — | #6,048 | #209 |
| 1955 | 1,055 | — | — | #222 |
| 1954 | 1,045 | — | — | #214 |
| 1953 | 926 | — | — | #220 |
| 1952 | 901 | — | — | #220 |
| 1951 | 837 | — | — | #227 |
| 1950 | 830 | — | — | #222 |
| 1949 | 744 | — | — | #238 |
| 1948 | 796 | — | — | #228 |
| 1947 | 804 | — | #5,393 | #227 |
| 1946 | 786 | — | — | #216 |
| 1945 | 563 | — | — | #237 |
| 1944 | 531 | — | #4,640 | #254 |
| 1943 | 588 | — | — | #241 |
| 1942 | 643 | — | — | #224 |
| 1941 | 539 | — | — | #235 |
| 1940 | 547 | — | — | #227 |
| 1939 | 555 | — | — | #218 |
| 1938 | 515 | — | — | #232 |
| 1937 | 521 | — | — | #227 |
| 1936 | 466 | — | #4,272 | #244 |
| 1935 | 457 | — | — | #254 |
| 1934 | 425 | — | — | #263 |
| 1933 | 442 | — | — | #247 |
| 1932 | 471 | — | — | #245 |
| 1931 | 508 | — | #3,920 | #233 |
| 1930 | 481 | — | #3,701 | #256 |
| 1929 | 520 | — | — | #237 |
| 1928 | 553 | — | #3,806 | #237 |
| 1927 | 532 | — | — | #245 |
| 1926 | 533 | — | — | #243 |
| 1925 | 516 | — | — | #251 |
| 1924 | 594 | — | — | #226 |
| 1923 | 536 | — | — | #243 |
| 1922 | 599 | — | — | #223 |
| 1921 | 565 | — | #4,078 | #236 |
| 1920 | 571 | — | — | #224 |
| 1919 | 487 | — | — | #239 |
| 1918 | 512 | — | #3,931 | #237 |
| 1917 | 487 | — | — | #226 |
| 1916 | 471 | — | — | #226 |
| 1915 | 458 | — | — | #223 |
| 1914 | 395 | — | — | #207 |
| 1913 | 303 | — | — | #213 |
| 1912 | 227 | — | — | #229 |
| 1911 | 96 | — | — | #265 |
| 1910 | 89 | — | — | #256 |
| 1909 | 69 | — | — | #265 |
| 1908 | 70 | — | — | #253 |
| 1907 | 71 | — | — | #248 |
| 1906 | 65 | — | — | #242 |
| 1905 | 59 | — | — | #254 |
| 1904 | 61 | — | — | #240 |
| 1903 | 59 | — | — | #234 |
| 1902 | 50 | — | — | #262 |
| 1901 | 51 | — | — | #242 |
| 1900 | 61 | — | — | #262 |
| 1899 | 47 | — | — | #244 |
| 1898 | 55 | — | — | #234 |
| 1897 | 50 | — | — | #245 |
| 1896 | 59 | — | — | #235 |
| 1895 | 56 | — | — | #235 |
| 1894 | 59 | — | — | #222 |
| 1893 | 47 | — | — | #256 |
| 1892 | 69 | — | — | #210 |
| 1891 | 53 | — | — | #219 |
| 1890 | 52 | — | — | #230 |
| 1889 | 37 | — | — | #275 |
| 1888 | 52 | — | — | #241 |
| 1887 | 47 | — | — | #232 |
| 1886 | 51 | — | — | #234 |
| 1885 | 46 | — | — | #244 |
| 1884 | 57 | — | — | #218 |
| 1883 | 50 | — | — | #217 |
| 1882 | 66 | — | — | #194 |
| 1881 | 40 | — | — | #246 |
| 1880 | 52 | — | — | #225 |