Barkley — boys' name

What the Data Says About Barkley

The Social Security Administration has registered 312 babies named Barkley between 1920 and 2021, spanning 102 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Barkley currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Barkley performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Barkley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Barkley in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 312 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.