How Many People Are Named Barclay?
people named Barclay are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 543,378 people in the US has this name
Based on 978 babies named Barclay in Social Security records from 1912 to 2021, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
31 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a Scottish surname which was likely derived from the English place name Berkeley, meaning "birch wood" in Old English.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Barclay, 3.6% were girls and 96.5% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Barclay alive today is about 52 years old, and 57% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 40 and 66 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Barclay first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 1970, to 31 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2021.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2021
🏆 Rank History
Barclay has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,561, in 1948.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,561 (1948) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,669 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Barclay alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Barclay were born in California than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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