Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Byron

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Byron
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1964

Peak era

1964

Peak rank proxy

1,284

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19642024

Peak year

1964

Decline from peak

78.8%

2024

272

All-time

82,006

Byron is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1964, when 1,284 boys were named Byron.

In 2024, only 272 boys were given the name.

Down 78.8% from its peak.

All told, about 82,006 Americans have been named Byron and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1964

19641,284 boys named Byron

2024272 boys named Byron

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