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Barley

Barley ranks #256 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 8 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #594 for dogs.
Barley's popularity trend

Barley's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2017.

0.01%0.02%0.03%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
8
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#256
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+423
2014 → 2019
Gender split
80% male
20% female80% male

Gender split comes from 10 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Barley mean?
/ˈbɑɹli/2 syllables

Barley is the everyday word for the cereal grain Hordeum vulgare, one of the oldest cultivated grains in human history, long used for bread, porridge, and brewing beer.

It has a warm, golden feel, well suited to a pet with a tawny or honey-colored coat and an easygoing, farmhouse charm.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Barley shows up

Cats named Barley per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.03%
TorontoON, CA0.02%

Cat names like Barley

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