Butch vs Butler

Side-by-side comparison of Butch and Butler — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Butch

Boy name · Rank #9981

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Name B

Butler

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Metric Butch Butler
Current Rank #9981 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 3,423 987
Peak Year 1956 1919
Peak Year Births 139 31
Peak Decade 1950ss 1910ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1919 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Butch Butler
1880ss — 84
1890ss — 87
1900ss — 54
1910ss 5 199
1920ss 5 184
1930ss 53 121
1940ss 646 127
1950ss 1,189 65
1960ss 740 35
1970ss 316 10
1980ss 211 10
1990ss 121 11
2000ss 73 —
2010ss 36 —
2020ss 28 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Butch Butler
2016 5 —
2017 6 —
2019 5 —
2021 5 —
2022 6 —
2023 10 —
2024 7 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1919–2024.

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