How Many People Are Named Byron?
An estimated 59,217 people in the United States have the first name Byron. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Byron peaked in popularity in 1964 with 1,289 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Byron as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Byron paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Byron is overwhelmingly male, 303 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
59,217
About 1 in 5,788 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1964
1,289 births
Total Registered
82,309
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Byron
Byron is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 82,309 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Byron as a male name
Ranked #882 in 2024
272 male births in 2024
Peak: 1964 (1,284 births)
Byron as a female name
Ranked #13,587 in 1992
5 female births in 1992
Peak: 1983 (16 births)
Byron: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Byron span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 12,186 babies were registered. Byron has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Byron by Decade
How has Byron tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 498 | 498 | 0 | |
| 1890s | 547 | 547 | 0 | |
| 1900s | 616 | 616 | 0 | |
| 1910s | 3,525 | 3,518 | 7 | |
| 1920s | 5,519 | 5,505 | 14 | |
| 1930s | 4,841 | 4,823 | 18 | |
| 1940s | 6,541 | 6,531 | 10 | |
| 1950s | 10,546 | 10,531 | 15 | |
| 1960s | 12,186 | 12,122 | 64 | |
| 1970s | 9,534 | 9,445 | 89 | |
| 1980s | 9,731 | 9,655 | 76 | |
| 1990s | 7,042 | 7,032 | 10 | |
| 2000s | 5,337 | 5,337 | 0 | |
| 2010s | 4,386 | 4,386 | 0 | |
| 2020s | 1,460 | 1,460 | 0 | |
Byron by State
Birth registrations for Byron span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island. On average, about 1,503 Byrons were registered per state.
Byron + Last Name Combinations
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Byron: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Byron?
We estimate approximately 59,217 people named Byron are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 5,788 Americans share this first name.
Is Byron a common name?
Byron is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 82,309 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Byron most popular?
Byron reached peak popularity in 1964, when 1,289 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Byron is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Byron a male name?
Byron is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Byron Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Byron Smith, Byron Johnson, Byron Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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