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Gotham

GOT-um

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“Old English place name meaning 'goat village' or 'goat homestead.' Modern culture associates it with Batman's legendary city.”

Popularity Over Time

Gotham US popularity rank over timeRank 10545 in 2024 to rank 2537 in 2016. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#2537#6541#10545201520202024

Gotham is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Old English

Syllables

2

Nicknames

Goth

Style

BoldModernStrongLiterary

Famous Bearers

  • Gotham (TV series)
  • Batman's Gotham City

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Two Syllables →

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People Also Ask

Old English place name meaning 'goat village' or 'goat homestead.' Modern culture associates it with Batman's legendary city.

Gotham is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Popular nicknames for Gotham include Goth.

Names that pair beautifully with Gotham include Dashiell, Orion, Phoenix, Caspian, Leander.