Barkley is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1994 and has since faded.
Barkley is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #10,859 for boy births in the United States (and #22,410 across all names), given to 6 babies. Barkley was first reported in SSA data in 1920 and peaked in 1994 (17 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,859 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,951 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,755 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,813 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,290 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | — | #9,413 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | — | #8,996 |
| 1994 | 17 | — | — | #3,762 |
| 1993 | 16 | — | #13,686 | #5,035 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | — | #5,241 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | — | #5,515 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | — | #5,193 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | — | #6,407 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | — | #5,692 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | — | #4,533 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | — | #4,888 |
| 1972 | 9 | — | — | #3,370 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | — | #4,975 |
| 1970 | 9 | — | — | #3,302 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | — | #4,008 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | — | #3,990 |
| 1961 | 9 | — | — | #2,913 |
| 1960 | 8 | — | — | #3,107 |
| 1959 | 9 | — | — | #2,837 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | — | #3,578 |
| 1955 | 10 | — | — | #2,577 |
| 1954 | 10 | — | — | #2,604 |
| 1953 | 8 | — | — | #2,924 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | — | #3,781 |
| 1951 | 14 | — | — | #2,061 |
| 1950 | 7 | — | — | #3,052 |
| 1949 | 6 | — | — | #3,334 |
| 1948 | 9 | — | — | #2,624 |
| 1945 | 5 | — | — | #3,368 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | — | #3,464 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | — | #3,583 |
| 1941 | 8 | — | — | #2,673 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | — | #3,521 |
| 1938 | 6 | — | — | #3,204 |
| 1937 | 7 | — | — | #2,932 |
| 1928 | 7 | — | — | #3,383 |
| 1927 | 5 | — | — | #4,253 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | — | #3,524 |
| 1920 | 6 | — | — | #3,856 |