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.

Byron Rank in US Top 1000

# 882 in the US

Byron Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 610 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Byron

• 882 US 2024
• 610 Nameberry 2025
• 932 Future 2028
• 828 England 2021

20 Names Similar to Byron

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• Luther
• Quentin
• Henrik
• Roland
• Griffith
• Marcel
• Sven
• Solomon
• Desmond
• Darcy
• Lionel
• Lars
• Samson
• Quincy
• Titus
• Klaus
• Thaddeus
• Jethro

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 '