Arkham
Arkham is a fictional city situated in Massachusetts, United States. An integral part of the Lovecraft Country setting created by H. P. Lovecraft, Arkham is featured in many of his stories and those of other Cthulhu Mythos writers.
Meaning & Origin of Arkham
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arkham is a fictional city situated in Massachusetts, United States. An integral part of the Lovecraft Country setting created by H. P. Lovecraft, Arkham is featured in many of his stories and those of other Cthulhu Mythos writers.
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The Story of Arkham
Arkham first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2014, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 14 Arkhams were born — ranking #6,052 that year. As of 2026, Arkham ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, falling sharply (-31%). In total, more than 88 Arkhams have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Arkham
Arkham is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2014 and has accumulated 88 births in the dataset. Arkham's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #6,052. Use the chart and map above to compare Arkham'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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