How Many People Are Named Butch?
An estimated 2,639 people in the United States have the first name Butch. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Butch peaked in popularity in 1956 with 139 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Butch as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Butch paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,639
About 1 in 129,880 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1956
139 births
Total Registered
3,423
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Butch
Butch is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,423 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Butch as a male name
Ranked #10,029 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 1956 (139 births)
Butch: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Butch span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 1,189 babies were registered. Butch has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Butch by Decade
How has Butch tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Butch by State
Birth registrations for Butch span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Kansas, West Virginia. On average, about 48 Butchs were registered per state.
Butch + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Butch as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Butch: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Butch?
We estimate approximately 2,639 people named Butch are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 129,880 Americans share this first name.
Is Butch a common name?
Butch is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,423 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Butch most popular?
Butch reached peak popularity in 1956, when 139 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Butch is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Butch a male name?
Butch is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Butch Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Butch Smith, Butch Johnson, Butch Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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