Fun Facts About the Name Byran
- More than 1 thousand babies named Byran: U.S. records list 1,400 babies given the name Byran from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Byran Mean?
Byran is a rare spelling variant, usually of the English name Byron and less often of the Irish name Brian. It is not a separate name with its own independent root, so its meaning follows whichever name it respells.
Byron comes from an English surname based on place names. It joins Old English bȳre, meaning "cattle shed" or "byre," with tūn, "enclosure" or "settlement," giving the sense "the settlement at the byres," often rendered as "barn for cows."
Brian is recorded in Old Irish as Brian, formed from a Celtic element usually explained as "high" or "noble." The exact root is not settled, and this meaning is a traditional interpretation rather than a secure literal translation.
Byran Name History & Origins
Byran itself has no separate documented history; it is a respelling that changes a vowel in Byron or Brian, and it remains uncommon.
The surname Byron is recorded in medieval England and is tied to places such as Byron in Nottinghamshire. Byron became established as a given name in the English-speaking world by the 19th century, and the poet George Gordon Byron (1788 - 1824) is its best-known bearer.
Brian is much older. Brian Boru (c. 941 - 1014), High King of Ireland, is the most famous early bearer. The name was carried to Britain after the Norman settlement and stayed common in Ireland.
How Popular is the Name Byran?
Byran has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1986. Its best rank was #1,281 in 1969.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | #12,437 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #12,449 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #10,992 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #9,793 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #10,946 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #4,715 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2011 | #8,878 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #12,522 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #6,483 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #12,806 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2007 | #7,684 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #7,506 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #4,848 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #9,071 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #4,301 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #4,941 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #5,420 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #5,328 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #5,708 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #3,609 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1997 | #2,460 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1996 | #4,205 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1995 | #3,573 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1994 | #2,312 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 1993 | #2,220 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 1992 | #2,179 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 1991 | #2,349 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1990 | #1,874 | 41 | 0.0020% |
| 1989 | #1,707 | 45 | 0.0022% |
| 1988 | #1,820 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 1987 | #1,660 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 1986 | #1,442 | 48 | 0.0026% |
| 1985 | #1,432 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 1984 | #2,167 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1983 | #1,867 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1982 | #1,896 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1981 | #1,521 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 1980 | #1,769 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1979 | #2,165 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1978 | #2,078 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1977 | #1,576 | 35 | 0.0021% |
| 1976 | #1,615 | 33 | 0.0021% |
| 1975 | #1,663 | 30 | 0.0019% |
| 1974 | #1,995 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 1973 | #1,552 | 31 | 0.0020% |
| 1972 | #1,977 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1971 | #1,992 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1970 | #2,069 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1969 | #1,281 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 1968 | #2,933 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #1,816 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1966 | #1,655 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1965 | #1,724 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1964 | #1,738 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1963 | #1,797 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1962 | #1,975 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1961 | #2,333 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1960 | #1,977 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1959 | #2,211 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1958 | #1,733 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1957 | #2,387 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1956 | #3,581 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #2,794 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #2,611 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1953 | #3,873 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #2,538 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1944 | #3,493 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #3,265 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1928 | #4,235 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1925 | #3,187 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1921 | #3,931 | 6 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Byran Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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