Barkley \b(a)-rk-ley, bar-kley\ as a boy's name is a variant of Barclay (Scottish, Old English) and Berkeley (Old English), and the meaning of Barkley is "birch tree meadow; the birch tree meadow".

The baby name Barkley sounds like Berkley, Barklay, Barcley and Birkley. Other similar baby names are Bartley, Barklie, Barker, Bartle, Birkeley, Berklee, Birkey, Birley, Buckley, Byrley, Burley and Kirkley.