| Byron | Lowell | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | At the cowsheds | little wolf |
| Origin | English | english |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | BY-run | LOH-ul |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1964 (1,284) | 1931 (1,090) |
| In 2025 | 233 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Byron | Lowell |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,696 | 217 |
| 2010s | 4,387 | 389 |
| 2000s | 5,337 | 382 |
| 1990s | 7,032 | 669 |
| 1980s | 9,654 | 988 |
| 1970s | 9,442 | 1,532 |
| 1960s | 12,120 | 3,374 |
| 1950s | 10,532 | 4,916 |
| 1940s | 6,531 | 7,328 |
| 1930s | 4,823 | 9,659 |
| 1920s | 5,505 | 7,236 |
| 1910s | 3,518 | 3,891 |
| 1900s | 616 | 439 |
| 1890s | 547 | 230 |
| 1880s | 498 | 80 |
Byron is an English place name, “at the byres (cowsheds)”; carried by the Romantic poet.
From the Norman French 'Louvel', a diminutive of 'lou' ('wolf', from Latin lupus), meaning 'little wolf'. Originally a nickname/surname (compare the Latin diminutive lupellus, 'wolf cub').
Byron is more popular than Lowell today: about 233 US babies were given the name Byron in 2025, compared with 0 named Lowell.
Byron means At the cowsheds (English origin), while Lowell means little wolf (english origin).
In US records, Byron first appears in 1880 and Lowell in 0, so Lowell has the longer recorded history.