Given name & surname
Butch
“a manly woman”·“a manly man”
Butch is used as a given name, a surname, and a nickname. Interpretations include “a manly woman” (American) and “a manly man” (American). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a manly woman” (American) and “a manly man” (American). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Butch through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,423
- 3,423 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 139 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 139 in 1956. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,292 as a first name in 2020; 858 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Butch’s family of names
In Cebuano usage, Butch has a diminutive in Buchoy. Butch has a related form in Butcher. In Filipino usage, Butch has a diminutive in Butchoy.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Butch
- Butch OtterAmerican politician (born 1942)
- Butch VigAmerican musician and record producerborn 1955
- Butch WalkerAmerican musician and record producer (born 1969)
- Butch Johnsonarcher1955–2024
- Butch MooreIrish singer (1938-2001)
- Butch PatrickAmerican actorborn 1953
- Butch TrucksAmerican drummer (1947–2017)
- Butch MorrisAmerican cornetist (1947–2013)
- Butch WarrenAmerican musician (1939-2013)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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