How Many People Are Named Butler?
people named Butler are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,920,139 people in the US has this name
Based on 987 babies named Butler in Social Security records from 1880 to 1996, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
31 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Butler in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Butler alive today is about 70 years old, and 81% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 63 and 80 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Butler first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1919, to 31 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1996.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 1996
🏆 Rank History
Butler has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #518, in 1886.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #518 (1886) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,314 in the 1910s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Butler alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Butler were born in Louisiana than in any other state: about 4 of those alive today.
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