Bartley
Bartley is a family name and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Bartley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bartley is a family name and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Bartley
Bartley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1886, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1959, when 68 Bartleys were born — ranking #926 that year. As of 2026, Bartley ranks #10,791 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Bartleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Bartley
Bartley is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1886 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Bartley's peak popularity came in 1959 when it ranked #926. Use the chart and map above to compare Bartley's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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