Butch — #9981 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Butch

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,423 babies named Butch between 1919 and 2024, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Butch currently holds the #9981 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 139 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Butch performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 1,189 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Butch shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 207 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Butch in 25 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Butch in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,423 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.