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Butch

Butch ranks #4,438 out of 11,202 cat names in our data (the #1 cat name is Luna). Across all 2 places, 1 cat carries the name. It's also a dog name: #354 among boy dog names.
Butch's popularity trend

Butch's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2014.

0.01%0.02%2013201420152016
Cats in our data
1
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#4,438
of 11,202 cat names
5-year rank move
—
2014 → 2019
Gender split
—
too few recorded
What does Butch mean?
/bʊt͡ʃ/1 syllable

Butch emerged in American English in the early twentieth century as an informal nickname for a tough, rugged boy or man; its exact roots are debated, though many trace it to 'butcher,' a trade long associated with brawn. It became a stock name for tough-guy characters in film and fiction through the mid-1900s.

Butch is blunt and sturdy, a name that suits a compact, muscular companion with more bravado than their size would suggest.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Butch shows up

Cats named Butch per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.13%

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