Barkley

Where Barkley comes from

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  • Vowel-ended
Barkley through the years
  1. 1920
    First appearance
    #3,815 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1951
    Peak, #2,055
    14 babies named Barkley, its best rank.
  3. 1952
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #3,734.
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