boy's name
Joakim
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,090
Joakim is a boy's name. In 2024 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2010, when 95 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 23,580 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1970.
Joakim over time
Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 45 |
| 1980s | 130 |
| 1990s | 200 |
| 2000s | 460 |
| 2010s | 655 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 185 |
How popular is Joakim?
In 2025, Joakim was given to 25 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Joakim is used
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.
Names that peaked alongside Joakim
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Joakim also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Joakim over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Joakim in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Italian
- Gioacchino
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Joaquin
Sibling names for Joakim
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Joakim — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Joakim
How popular is the name Joakim?
In 2025, Joakim was given to 25 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Joakim a girl's or a boy's name?
Joakim is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Joakim most popular?
Joakim peaked in 2010, when 95 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Joakim a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Joakim currently ranks #1,433 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.