Byron Name Popularity

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How popular is Byron?

The less frequently given name Byron was the 738th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 1000 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #194 in 1882.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1964 with 1,286 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Byron in any given year was 37 in 1889.

Approximately during the years 1889-1892, 1907-1915, 1943-1946, 1953-1956, 1977-1980, and 2005-2009, the name Byron took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1886-1889.

Where is the name Byron popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a low point when compared to its most popular year.

Byron's popularity has been moving downward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Byron has dropped.

The name Byron still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Byron (Girl)		Byron (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	321	738
2017		< 5	--	399	647
2016		< 5	--	382	671
2015		< 5	--	456	600
2014		< 5	--	400	654
2013		< 5	--	515	515
2012		< 5	--	481	542
2011		< 5	--	512	505
2010		< 5	--	565	465
2009		< 5	--	738	401
2008		< 5	--	617	450
2007		< 5	--	496	522
2006		< 5	--	493	522
2005		< 5	--	503	491
2004		< 5	--	480	509
2003		< 5	--	502	491
2002		< 5	--	473	486
2001		< 5	--	491	480
2000		< 5	--	544	439
1999		< 5	--	562	420
1998		< 5	--	549	422
1997		< 5	--	607	391
1996		< 5	--	566	410
1995		< 5	--	598	391
1994		< 5	--	645	368
1993		< 5	--	738	339
1992		5	13,585	842	314
1991		< 5	--	908	287
1990		5	13,256	1,016	265
1989		7	9,808	1,074	244
1988		7	9,373	1,055	231
1987		6	10,002	929	249
1986		7	8,645	893	252
1985		7	8,449	895	252
1984		7	8,263	892	246
1983		16	4,497	1,032	221
1982		6	9,362	863	255
1981		8	7,479	996	235
1980		5	10,579	1,025	231
1979		12	5,456	854	249
1978		10	6,003	796	254
1977		7	7,638	850	241
1976		9	6,098	906	224
1975		6	8,097	918	223
1974		10	5,395	954	221
1973		9	5,626	917	229
1972		6	7,372	945	227
1971		10	5,163	1,087	216
1970		10	5,088	1,233	206
1969		10	4,746	1,204	208
1968		13	3,808	1,128	206
1967		5	6,904	1,179	196
1966		9	4,529	1,178	201
1965		7	5,330	1,223	204
1964		5	6,871	1,286	213
1963		8	4,921	1,243	219
1962		7	5,350	1,265	218
1961		< 5	--	1,225	224
1960		< 5	--	1,192	233
1959		< 5	--	1,220	224
1958		10	3,960	1,205	218
1957		< 5	--	1,260	213
1956		5	6,044	1,250	209
1955		< 5	--	1,055	223
1954		< 5	--	1,046	214
1953		< 5	--	925	220
1952		< 5	--	902	221
1951		< 5	--	837	227
1950		< 5	--	829	222
1949		< 5	--	744	237
1948		< 5	--	796	228
1947		5	5,394	799	227
1946		< 5	--	786	216
1945		< 5	--	563	237
1944		5	4,642	526	254
1943		< 5	--	587	241
1942		< 5	--	643	224
1941		< 5	--	539	235
1940		< 5	--	548	226
1939		< 5	--	555	218
1938		< 5	--	515	233
1937		< 5	--	521	227
1936		5	4,272	461	244
1935		< 5	--	457	253
1934		< 5	--	425	263
1933		< 5	--	442	247
1932		< 5	--	471	245
1931		6	3,922	502	233
1930		7	3,701	473	256
1929		< 5	--	521	237
1928		7	3,805	545	237
1927		< 5	--	532	245
1926		< 5	--	533	243
1925		< 5	--	516	251
1924		< 5	--	594	226
1923		< 5	--	536	243
1922		< 5	--	599	223
1921		7	4,078	558	236
1920		< 5	--	571	224
1919		< 5	--	487	239
1918		7	3,931	505	237
1917		< 5	--	487	226
1916		< 5	--	471	226
1915		< 5	--	458	223
1914		< 5	--	395	207
1913		< 5	--	303	213
1912		< 5	--	227	229
1911		< 5	--	96	265
1910		< 5	--	89	256
1909		< 5	--	69	265
1908		< 5	--	70	253
1907		< 5	--	71	248
1906		< 5	--	65	242
1905		< 5	--	59	254
1904		< 5	--	61	240
1903		< 5	--	59	234
1902		< 5	--	50	262
1901		< 5	--	51	242
1900		< 5	--	61	262
1899		< 5	--	47	244
1898		< 5	--	55	234
1897		< 5	--	50	245
1896		< 5	--	59	235
1895		< 5	--	56	235
1894		< 5	--	59	222
1893		< 5	--	47	256
1892		< 5	--	69	210
1891		< 5	--	53	219
1890		< 5	--	52	230
1889		< 5	--	37	275
1888		< 5	--	52	241
1887		< 5	--	47	232
1886		< 5	--	51	234
1885		< 5	--	46	244
1884		< 5	--	57	218
1883		< 5	--	50	217
1882		< 5	--	66	194
1881		< 5	--	40	246
1880		< 5	--	52	225

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.