Home of the ark
A rare English surname and place name likely derived from Old English roots meaning 'home of the ark' or 'homestead by the water'. In modern culture, it is almost exclusively associated with the fictional city and asylum in the DC Comics universe.
Less common today
Arkham isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,346 in 2016.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
A psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane · Batman comics and media
