Around the globe, Barkin (Barkin 
, باركين 
, Баркин 
) is a rare principally boy's, but scarcely female first name. The forename Barkin is characteristic of Turkey, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Germany, where it is a very rare boy's name, and Philippines, where it is an extremely rare predominantly masculine, but scarcely feminine name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Turkey, India, and Germany. More frequently, Barkin is the last name as well as the forename.
Barkin is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .