In all the world, グッドマン (Goodman 
, グッドマン) is quite a common masculine first name. The forename グッドマン is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly South Africa, where it is quite a common masculine name, Ghana, where it is a rare male name, and Tanzania. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly South Africa, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. More prevalently, グッドマン is the last name as well as the forename.
グッドマン is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Goodman Beaver , the fictional character, Harvey Kurtzman's Jungle Book and Goodman 'Goody' King , the musical character in the musical Fame; a trumpet/saxophone/guitar musician who is in Schlomo's band.