Barley
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- BAR-lee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Barley is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “barley”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Barley mean?
English: the English word for the cereal grain
“barley”
Is Barley a girl's or a boy's name?
Barley is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Barley in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 5 girls. 3 boys were also named Barley in 2025 (5,065th for boys).
Barley in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 2 | #7,238 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
Names like Barley
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Riley, Ivy, Bonnie, Eden, Nellie, Aubrey, Harley, Hallie, Orla, Harper, Nova, Willow
Names related to Barley
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Grace, Violet, Daisy, Poppy, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hazel, Carter, Harrison, River, Ellie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Barley: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/barley, updated 20 October 2026.