Masculine dossier · first seen 1919

Butch

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Butch
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1956

Peak rank proxy

139

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1919Peak 19562024

Peak year

1956

Decline from peak

95%

2024

All-time

3,423

Butch is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1956, when 139 boys were named Butch.

In 2024, only 7 boys were given the name.

All told, about 3,423 Americans have been named Butch and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1919.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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