Is Butler a boy or girl name?

Butler is a boy’s name. Of the 987 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Butler

Recorded 1880–1996 · United States

Butler was most popular in 1919, when 31 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,536 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 987 people named Butler.

Butler over time

Births per year. The dot marks Butler’s peak in 1919. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Butler a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Butler is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 987 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org