Byron

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Byron

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Byron comes from an English surname (Byrum, originally) meaning ”Place of Cattle.”

History:
Byron was probably originally bestowed as a first name in honor of prominent English poet George Gordon, Lord Byron (1784-1824).

Pronunciation: by-ron.

Alternates: Biron, Byram.

Surnames:
English: Byers, Byres, Biers.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Byron Janis (Yankelevitch) (1928-)
American pianist.

Miscellaneous:
Byron Nelson (1912-)
American golfer.

Political Figures:
Byron Harrison (1881-1941)
American politician.
Byron R. White (1917-)
Associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.052 % named Byron

Popularity of Byron:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 250th most popular.
1910-1920: 245th most popular.
1920-1930: 252nd most popular.
1930-1940: 253rd most popular.
1940-1950: 230th most popular.
1950-1960: 233rd most popular.
1960-1970: 234th most popular.
1970-1980: 243rd most popular.
1980-1990: 257th most popular.
1990: 269th most popular.
1991: 297th most popular.
1992: 323rd most popular.
1993: 347th most popular.
1994: 379th most popular.
1995: 386th most popular.
1996: 405th most popular.
1997: 395th most popular.
1998: 420th most popular.
1999: 425th most popular.
2000: 438th most popular.
2001: 479th most popular.
2002: 479th most popular.
2003: 483rd most popular.