boy's name

Gorkem

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 96

Gorkem is a boy's name. In 2001 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 2005, when 15 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1999.

Gorkem over time

Births per decade in France, 1990s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2009, not a full ten years.

70
'90 '00 '10
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Births named Gorkem by decade in France
Decade Births
1990s 10
2000s 70
2010s (to 2009) 5

How popular is Gorkem?

In 2009, Gorkem was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Gorkem is used

England & Wales #4,028 3 in 2004
France as Görkem #5,175 5 in 2014
United States #10,794 5 in 2001

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Gorkem is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Görkem Görkem is a rare spelling of Gorkem, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. 5

Names that peaked alongside Gorkem

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Gorkem also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gorkem over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Gorkem

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gorkem — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Gorkem

How popular is the name Gorkem?

In 2009, Gorkem was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Gorkem a girl's or a boy's name?

Gorkem is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Gorkem most popular?

Gorkem peaked in 2005, when 15 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.