How Many People Are Named Bartley?
An estimated 1,168 people in the United States have the first name Bartley. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Bartley peaked in popularity in 1959 with 68 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bartley as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bartley paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,168
About 1 in 293,454 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1959
68 births
Total Registered
1,933
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bartley
Bartley is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,933 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bartley as a male name
Ranked #10,945 in 2021
6 male births in 2021
Peak: 1959 (68 births)
Bartley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bartley span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 399 babies were registered. Bartley has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bartley by Decade
How has Bartley tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bartley by State
Birth registrations for Bartley span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Pennsylvania, Texas. The lowest are in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio. On average, about 15 Bartleys were registered per state.
Bartley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bartley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Bartley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bartley?
We estimate approximately 1,168 people named Bartley are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 293,454 Americans share this first name.
Is Bartley a common name?
Bartley is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,933 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bartley most popular?
Bartley reached peak popularity in 1959, when 68 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bartley is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bartley a male name?
Bartley is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bartley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bartley Smith, Bartley Johnson, Bartley Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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