The first name Butch
A boy’s name.
1 syllable Male
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Butch at birth, 1880–2025
In 2024, 7 boys born in the United States were named Butch, the 10,066th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1956, when 139 were.
3,423
babies named Butch since 1880
#10,066
rank in 2024
1956
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Butch
12 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Butch OtterAmerican politician (born 1942)
- Butch VigAmerican musician and record producer, born 1955
- Butch WalkerAmerican musician and record producer (born 1969)
- Butch JohnsonArcher, 1955–2024
- Butch PatrickAmerican actor, born 1953
- Butch TrucksAmerican drummer (1947–2017)
- Butch MorrisAmerican cornetist (1947–2013)
- Butch WarrenAmerican musician (1939-2013)
- Butch BallardAmerican jazz drummer, 1918–2011
- Butch GoringCanadian ice hockey player-coach, born 1949
- Butch LeitzingerAmerican racecar driver, born 1969
- Butch WaltsAmerican tennis player, born 1955
Questions
- Is Butch a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 3,423 US babies named Butch since 1880 were boys.
- When was Butch most popular?
- 1956 in the United States, when 139 babies were named Butch, its highest rank at 643rd.