Is Barclay a boy or girl name?

Barclay is a boy’s name. Of the 978 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.5% were girls and 97.5% were boys.

Barclay

Recorded 1912–2021 · United States

Barclay was most popular in 1970, when 31 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,719 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 978 people named Barclay.

Barclay over time

Births per year. The dot marks Barclay’s peak in 1970. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Barclay a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Barclay is a boy’s name — 2.5% of the 978 Americans given it were girls and 97.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org