How Many People Are Named Butler?
An estimated 215 people in the United States have the first name Butler. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 74 years old, and Butler peaked in popularity in 1919 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Butler 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 Butler paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 74, Butler is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1962.
Estimated Living Americans
215
About 1 in 1,594,206 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
74
years old
Peak Year
1919
31 births
Total Registered
987
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Butler
Butler is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 987 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Butler as a male name
Ranked #8,085 in 1996
6 male births in 1996
Peak: 1919 (31 births)
Butler: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Butler span from the 1880s to the 1990s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 199 babies were registered. Butler has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Butler by Decade
How has Butler 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.
Butler by State
Birth registrations for Butler span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in South Carolina, Georgia, Texas. The lowest are in North Carolina, Louisiana, Arkansas. On average, about 10 Butlers were registered per state.
Butler + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Butler as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Butler
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Butler: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Butler?
We estimate approximately 215 people named Butler 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 1,594,206 Americans share this first name.
Is Butler a common name?
Butler is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 987 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Butler most popular?
Butler reached peak popularity in 1919, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Butler is approximately 74 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Butler a male name?
Butler is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Butler Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Butler Smith, Butler Johnson, Butler 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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