Butterfly

BUH-derf-leye /ˈbʌɾɚfˌlaɪ/
girl 3 syllables fading

Butterfly is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 2000s and has all but disappeared.

Butterfly is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2010. Butterfly was first reported in SSA data in 2003 and peaked in 2003 (5 births).

About the name Butterfly

PronunciationBUH-derf-leye /ˈbʌɾɚfˌlaɪ/
5peak births 2003
2003first in SSA data

Names similar to Butterfly

How popular is Butterfly?

Girls named Butterfly
200320052010
Girls named Butterfly per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 2003–2010 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2010) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Butterfly total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201055#17,517
200355#16,197