Butch

Nickname name

Butch Origin and Meaning

The name Butch is a boy's name.

Old-school nickname ala Spike and Babe that's favored by some hipster parents.

Butch Rank in US Top 1000

# 935 in the US

Popularity of the name Butch

• 1795 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Butch

• Butch Patrick (born Patrick Alan Caples) American actor
• Butch Vig (born Bryan David Vigorson) American music producer
• Andrew David "Butch" James South African Rugby Union Player
• Butch Cassidy (born Robert Leroy Parker) 19th century American outlaw
• Butch Thompson American pianist
• Harold E. "Butch" Woolfolk American NFL player
• Bradley Glenn "Butch" Walker American musician for bands SouthGang and Marvelous 3
• Robert Franklin "Butch" Leitzinger American racing driver
• Butch Walts American tennis player
• Clement Leroy "Butch" Otter American politician, 32nd governor of Idaho
• Lawrence D. "Butch" Morris American jazz cornettist
• Paul Hilton "Butch" Davis Jr., American NFL football coach
• George Lansing "Butch" Seewagen American tennis player
• Bruce Franklin "Butch" Reed American pro wrestler
• Elmer Earl "Butch" Hartman American animator

The name Butch in Pop Culture

• Butch Coolidge prizefighter played by Bruce Willis in movie "Pulp Fiction"
• Butch DeLoria character in the video game "Fallout 3"
• Butch Walter son of Iris in the book "The Lost Hero" (Rick Riordan)
• Butch Tyranousauras Rex in Pixar's "The Good Dinosaur"