Boys' name · since 2014
Arkham
Since 2014, U.S. Social Security records show 89 babies named Arkham, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,135 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 89
- born since 2014
- 2010s
- peak decade
89 boys have been named Arkham since 2014, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arkham has been recorded 89 times among boys since 2014, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2024.
- #18,135 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 89 born since 2014
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arkham ranks #18,135 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 89 born since 2014, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,135 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 89
- born since 2014
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arkham's 89 recorded births place it above 59.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Arkham's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arkham's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2022, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arkham popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2024
- Peak year (2016)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Arkham by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (56 births, 63% of the file).
2010s was Arkham's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Arkham births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
56 births
- 2020s
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 56 births (63% of all-time use).
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- Arkham's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (56 total births) through the 2020s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arkham: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~10 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2014–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Arkham draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.