Total births
19
Boys' name · since 2020
Barley
Since 2020, U.S. Social Security records show 19 babies named Barley, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 19
- total births
- 2020–2022
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Barley is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 19 have been recorded since 2020.
Barley has 19 recorded births among boys since 2020, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2020 to 2022.
- 19 total births
- 2020–2022 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
19 boys have been named Barley since 2020, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2022.
- 19
- total births
- 2020–2022
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Barley was born in this single decade.
2020
Single peak year
7 babies were named Barley in 2020 - its busiest year on record.
Barley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Barley's full recorded timeline at 2021, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Barley at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2020
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2020
Barley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2022
- Peak year (2020)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Barley by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Barley's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Barley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 19 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Barley? ▼
Barley has been given to 19 babies in the U.S. since 2020, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 7 babies were born in 2020, its single highest year.
When was Barley most popular? ▼
Barley was most popular in the 2020s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Barley been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Barley since 2020 -- 3 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Barley? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Barry, Barrett, Bart, Barney, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Barley
Nearby Names Like Barley
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Barley
Barry Boy
#1413 181,270 births
Barrett Boy
#187 33,425 births
Bart Boy
16,356 births
Barney Boy
#9895 16,090 births
Barton Boy
#12365 9,371 births
Compare Barley side by side: Barley vs Barry Barley vs Barrett Barley vs Bart
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2020–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Barley: Baby Name Since 2020 - 19 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/barley. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Barley draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.