Arkham
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 9 babies a year in the US.
Arkham by the numbers
Arkham was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 14 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Arkham
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Arkham. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Arhammost merciful or compassionate238 in England and Wales (2025)
- Abrahamfather of many nations2,305 in the US (2017)
- Avrahamfather of many; Hebrew form of Abraham154 in the US (2017)
- Akrammost generous, most noble32 in England and Wales (2025)
- Arshanlion-like, brave7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Adhamdark, black6 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Arkham
Names that are said the same way as Arkham, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Arqam4 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Arkham
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