The baby name Barkley is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BARK-lee (IPA: /ˈbɑrkli/).
Barkley is English in Origin.
The baby name Barkley is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BARK-lee (IPA: /ˈbɑrkli/).
Barkley is English in Origin.
Barkley is an English surname-turned-given name derived from the place-name Berkeley in Gloucestershire, ultimately from Old English beorc 'birch' + leah 'wood, clearing,' yielding the sense 'birch clearing' or 'birch meadow.' Through Norman and Scots transmission, the spelling shifted over time alongside the cognate Barclay; Barkley preserves a phonetic rendering common in later English and American records.
As a forename, Barkley is rare and leans masculine but fits the modern unisex surname-name trend in the U.S. and Canada. The Berkeley/Barkley family was prominent in medieval England around Berkeley Castle, and the Barkley spelling became familiar in America, borne by statesman Alben W. Barkley, U.S. vice president (1949-1953). Established variants include Barclay (Scottish), Berkeley and Berkley (English), Barkly (Victorian-era), with contemporary respellings such as Barklee or Barkleigh. Nicknames can include Bar, Bark, or Lee.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #406 | 3 | 11,440 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #823 | 4 | 15,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2021 | #905 | 6 | 7,214 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #977 | 5 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,269 | 4 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Barkley is popular in 22 countries — most recent births per country:
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