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Barclay

Used in both girl and boy records

Barclay appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Barclay by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDBarclay as a girl’s nameUS records 1969–1976
#36382girl rank1969peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDBarclay as a boy’s nameUS records 1912–2021
#4576boy rank1970peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

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Trace the annual recorded uses of Barclay in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19699 uses#505419691969–19764 listed years
Boy197026 uses#156119481912–201890 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.