Butch

Where Butch comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Butch.

Butch through the years
  1. 1919
    First appearance
    #4,168 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1942
    Butch Otter born
    American politician
  3. 1952
    Peak, #631
    124 babies named Butch, its best rank.
  4. 1955
    Butch Vig born
    American musician and record producer
  5. 1965
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #934.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Butch Otter · American politician, born 1942
  • Butch Vig · American musician and record producer, born 1955
  • Butch Walker · American musician and record producer, born 1969
  • Butch Johnson · archer, 1955–2024
  • Butch Moore · Irish singer, 1938–2001

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.