Barley — boys' name

What the Data Says About Barley

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Barley between 2020 and 2022, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Barley currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Barley performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Barley 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 19 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.