Barclay
Boy · BAR-klee · English
Barclay is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “birch clearing”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Barclay mean?
English: Scottish form of the English place name Berkeley
“birch clearing”
A form of the English place name Berkeley, from Old English words for birch and clearing, which became a Scottish surname.
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- BAR-klee
Is Barclay a girl's or a boy's name?
Barclay is a boys' name.
How popular is Barclay in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 21 boys.
Half of all the boys named Barclay in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Barclay in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 14 | #1,804 |
| 2015 | 21 | #1,324 |
| 2014 | 18 | #1,454 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 2 | #3,980 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 1 | #3,857 |
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