| Byron | Remington | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | At the cowsheds | settlement by the boundary stream |
| Origin | English | english |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | BY-run | REM-ing-tun |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1955 |
| Peak year | 1964 (1,284) | 2019 (1,658) |
| In 2025 | 233 | 1,105 |
| Trend | Declining | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Byron | Remington |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,696 | 8,145 |
| 2010s | 4,387 | 11,017 |
| 2000s | 5,337 | 2,555 |
| 1990s | 7,032 | 1,608 |
| 1980s | 9,654 | 642 |
| 1970s | 9,442 | 5 |
| 1960s | 12,120 | 0 |
| 1950s | 10,532 | 5 |
| 1940s | 6,531 | 0 |
| 1930s | 4,823 | 0 |
| 1920s | 5,505 | 0 |
| 1910s | 3,518 | 0 |
| 1900s | 616 | 0 |
| 1890s | 547 | 0 |
| 1880s | 498 | 0 |
Byron is an English place name, “at the byres (cowsheds)”; carried by the Romantic poet.
An English habitational surname from Rimington (Yorkshire/Lancashire), from Old English 'Riming' (boundary stream) + 'tun' (settlement, enclosure), i.e. 'settlement on the boundary stream'. Often loosely glossed 'place on a riverbank'; it also carries firearm-brand associations.
Remington is more popular than Byron today: about 1,105 US babies were given the name Remington in 2025, compared with 233 named Byron.
Byron means At the cowsheds (English origin), while Remington means settlement by the boundary stream (english origin).
In US records, Byron first appears in 1880 and Remington in 1955, so Byron has the longer recorded history.