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Butch Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Butch?

Less than 5 babies were given the name Butch in the United States in 2018.

Butch, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 629, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1952.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1956 with 139 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Butch in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Butch occurred roughly during the years 1936-1947, and 1953-1956, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1963-1967, 1974-1978, and 1987-1991.

Where is the name Butch popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

The popularity trend for Butch has been moving downward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Butch has dropped.

The name Butch is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Butch has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Butch (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 --
2017 6 10,967
2016 5 12,462
2015 < 5 --
2014 < 5 --
2013 6 10,933
2012 < 5 --
2011 5 12,549
2010 9 8,236
2009 < 5 --
2008 5 12,794
2007 8 9,034
2006 6 10,857
2005 10 7,191
2004 10 7,041
2003 6 9,743
2002 8 7,739
2001 12 5,716
2000 8 7,537
1999 < 5 --
1998 6 8,611
1997 16 4,081
1996 12 4,913
1995 7 7,086
1994 12 4,832
1993 16 3,842
1992 22 3,014
1991 10 5,137
1990 20 3,067
1989 18 3,220
1988 15 3,376
1987 21 2,571
1986 18 2,791
1985 19 2,610
1984 15 2,975
1983 27 1,964
1982 30 1,855
1981 29 1,903
1980 18 2,629
1979 36 1,602
1978 16 2,683
1977 35 1,575
1976 33 1,616
1975 29 1,713
1974 40 1,355
1973 36 1,403
1972 24 1,825
1971 28 1,674
1970 41 1,297
1969 31 1,439
1968 43 1,149
1967 37 1,232
1966 50 1,028
1965 62 935
1964 75 883
1963 95 781
1962 110 730
1961 117 706
1960 120 714
1959 115 715
1958 125 680
1957 122 691
1956 139 644
1955 116 680
1954 100 722
1953 115 660
1952 124 629
1951 115 657
1950 118 638
1949 108 662
1948 89 709
1947 105 672
1946 80 731
1945 63 775
1944 59 815
1943 49 956
1942 36 1,141
1941 30 1,212
1940 27 1,288
1939 14 1,889
1938 12 2,094
1937 10 2,345
1936 5 3,614
1935 5 3,718
1934 7 3,014
1933 < 5 --
1932 < 5 --
1931 < 5 --
1930 < 5 --
1929 < 5 --
1928 < 5 --
1927 < 5 --
1926 5 4,288
1925 < 5 --
1924 < 5 --
1923 < 5 --
1922 < 5 --
1921 < 5 --
1920 < 5 --
1919 5 4,239
1918 < 5 --
1917 < 5 --
1916 < 5 --
1915 < 5 --
1914 < 5 --
1913 < 5 --
1912 < 5 --
1911 < 5 --
1910 < 5 --
1909 < 5 --
1908 < 5 --
1907 < 5 --
1906 < 5 --
1905 < 5 --
1904 < 5 --
1903 < 5 --
1902 < 5 --
1901 < 5 --
1900 < 5 --
1899 < 5 --
1898 < 5 --
1897 < 5 --
1896 < 5 --
1895 < 5 --
1894 < 5 --
1893 < 5 --
1892 < 5 --
1891 < 5 --
1890 < 5 --
1889 < 5 --
1888 < 5 --
1887 < 5 --
1886 < 5 --
1885 < 5 --
1884 < 5 --
1883 < 5 --
1882 < 5 --
1881 < 5 --
1880 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.