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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Byran

Byran was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 1281st; the most babies were born in 1986 (48). More babies were named Byran in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Meaning (as Byron) at the cattle sheds · English, Old English

Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
198648 babies
Total since 1880
1,400babies recorded

What does the name Byran mean?

Byran is a spelling of Byron, pronounced the same way, so it shares Byron's meaning and origin.

Byron is an English surname from Old English byrum 'at the byres', that is, at the cowsheds, as Wiktionary notes; it was first a name for someone who lived or worked at a cattle farm. Its fame comes from the Romantic poet Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron, 1788-1824). Wiktionary notes that its use as a first name is mostly American, and SSA records it from 1880.

byre (Old English, “cowshed, byre”)

How sure is this? Well established.

Related names: Biron.

See also: English names.

Sources for this meaning

Byran popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010#12,5245
2000#5,32913
1990#1,87441
1980#1,76932
1970#2,06819
1960#1,97917
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
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1890——
1880——

How popular is Byran, counting every spelling?

Byran is a spelling of Byron, a name family that ranked #943 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together. Together these spellings went to 233 boys in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Byron233#9811,402

Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.

How old are people named Byran?

About 1,300 people born in the US named Byran are alive today, with a median age of 41; half are between 33 and 52. That makes Byran mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Byran by state

How common Byran was among boys born in each state in 1984–1988, around its peak. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesCA0.02Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesTX0.01Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Byran, boys, 1984–1988. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Byran: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Byran, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Byran

What does Byran mean?

Byran is a spelling of Byron, which means “at the cattle sheds” (English, Old English origin). Certainty: well established.

How popular is the name Byran?

Byran was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 1281st; the most babies were born in 1986 (48). More babies were named Byran in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Byran a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Byran in the US.

Where was Byran most popular?

In 1984–1988, Byran was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Texas.