Is Butch a boy or girl name?
Butch was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 3,423 US babies named Butch were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #10,029
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Butch since 1919
- 3,423
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 139 babies
Boys and girls named Butch, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 53 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 646 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,189 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 740 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 316 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 211 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 121 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 73 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 36 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 28 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #10,029 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,819 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #11,082 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,436 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,448 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,987 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,488 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,945 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,562 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,246 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,805 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #9,038 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,858 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,194 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,044 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,747 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,742 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,720 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,539 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,613 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,082 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,914 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,089 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,832 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,843 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 22 | #3,015 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,139 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 20 | #3,070 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,220 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,376 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 21 | #2,572 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 19 | #2,698 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 19 | #2,610 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 15 | #2,978 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 27 | #1,965 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 30 | #1,858 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 29 | #1,903 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,630 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 36 | #1,601 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,682 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 35 | #1,575 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 32 | #1,648 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 29 | #1,712 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 40 | #1,354 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 36 | #1,403 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 23 | #1,874 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 28 | #1,675 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 41 | #1,299 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 31 | #1,444 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 43 | #1,148 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 37 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 50 | #1,028 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 62 | #935 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 75 | #883 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 95 | #781 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 110 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 117 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 120 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 116 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 124 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 122 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 139 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 116 | #680 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 100 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 115 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 124 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 115 | #656 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 118 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 108 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 89 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 105 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 80 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 63 | #775 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 59 | #815 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 49 | #957 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 36 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 30 | #1,212 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 27 | #1,288 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 14 | #1,888 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 13 | #1,994 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,514 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,614 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,718 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,013 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,286 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,239 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Butch reached #631 in 1952. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.