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Origin & history of Barclay1
English / Irish roots
Barclay comes from the English / Irish tradition, meaning Wood From A Birch Tree.
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How popular is Barclay?
1970
peak year
Today, Barclay is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #11909), with only about 5 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1970, 26 babies were given the name (ranked #1707 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1970s. In all, around 978 babies have been registered as Barclay since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
26
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,707)
(ranked #1,707)
5
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
50
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
978
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Barclay8
Life path number
The Achiever
Ambition, authority and material mastery.
💼Achiever
👑Authoritative
💰Business-minded
🏆Resilient
B2
A1
R9
C3
L3
A1
Y7
Sum: 26 → Life path 8
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Personality of Barclay💼
Built for success
They don't dream of achievement — they plan for it.
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Commanding presence
They walk in and people notice.
🔑
Strategic mind
Always three moves ahead.
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Unbreakable
Setbacks sharpen them. Resilience is in their DNA.
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