Byron

English
"barn for cows"

Byron Origin and Meaning

The name Byron is a boy's name of English origin meaning "barn for cows".

For centuries, this name had a romantic, windswept image due to its strong connection to the poet Lord Byron, who inspired its use as a first name. It is one of those surprise names that's appeared on the Top 1000 every year since 1880.

William Faulkner used Byron for characters in two of his novels--Light in August and The Town' It was seen as a character on Arrested Development (the real name of Buster), is the appellation of several high-scoring athletes, was given to his son by Lost 's Matthew Fox in 2001 and--trivia tidbit bonus--was James Dean's middle name.

# 835 in the US

Byron Rank in US Top 1000

# 744 on Nameberry

Byron Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Byron

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Famous People Named Byron

  • George Gordon
    Lord Byron, English Romantic poet
  • Byron Raymond White
    NFL player and U.S. Supreme Court justice
  • (John) Byron Nelson Jr.
    American pro golfer
  • Byron Bell
    American football player
  • Byron Maxwell
    American football player
  • Byron Leftwich
    American football player
  • Byron Larkin
    American basketball player
  • Byron Antom Scott
    American basketball player and head coach
  • Byron Gallimore
    American country music producer
  • Byron Allen
    American comic and television personality
  • Byron Cage
    American gospel singer
  • Byron Leslie Dorgan
    former U.S. Senator from North Dakota
  • Byron Black
    Zimbabwean tennis player
  • Byron Talbot
    South African tennis player
  • Byron Cherry
    American actor, businessman, entrepreneur
  • Byron Kelleher
    New Zealand rugby player
  • Byron Krieger
    American fencer
  • Byron Piedra
    Ecuadorian runner
  • Byron Fox
    son of actor Matthew Fox
  • Byron Katie (female)
    American speaker and author
  • Byron Langley
    South African Model and Actor
  • Byron Lovelace
    Grandson of Lord Byron

The name Byron in Pop Culture

  • Byron Sully
    character on TV's "Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman"
  • Byron
    steel,type gym leader in the Pokemon video games and anime
  • Byron Montgomery
    character on TV's "Pretty Little Liars"
  • Byron Pike
    character in "The Baby,Sitters Club" book series; triplet brothers Adam and Jordan Pike
  • Byron Watson
    character in "The Watsons Go to Birmingham , 1963"
  • Byron Kaneb
    character on TV's "Boston Legal"
  • Byron Rannt
    character in video game "Sims 3: Moonlight Bay"
  • Byron "Buster" Bluth
    character in "Arrested Development"
  • Byron
    character on TV's "H2O: Just Add Water"
  • Byron Bay
    coastal town in Australia
  • Byron Wagner
    the king of Stein in the game "Midnight Cinderella"
  • Byron Henry
    character in the mini series for TV 'The Winds of War ' and 'War and remembrance '

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