boy's name

Joaquim

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 6,070

Ireland

#730

2025 births

Joaquim is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in France in 1971, when 195 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 13,100 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1913.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Joaquim over time

Births per decade in France, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,345
'10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Joaquim by decade in France
Decade Births
1910s 10
1920s 60
1930s 80
1940s 45
1950s 50
1960s 580
1970s 1,345
1980s 425
1990s 340
2000s 560
2010s 820
2020s (to 2025) 385

How popular is Joaquim?

In 2025, Joaquim was given to 45 babies in France, ranking #878 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Joaquim is used

Ireland #730 4 in 2025
France #878 45 in 2025
Canada #2,019 10 in 2024
England & Wales #3,942 5 in 2025
United States #4,170 25 in 2025

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.

Names that peaked alongside Joaquim

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

Parents who like Joaquim also like

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

Joaquim 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.

Estonian
Joakim
Finnish
Joakim
German
Achim
Italian
Gioacchino
Norwegian
Joakim
Sakizaya
Akim
Swedish
Joakim

Sibling names for Joaquim

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

Common questions about Joaquim

How popular is the name Joaquim?

In 2025, Joaquim was given to 45 babies in France, ranking #878 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

Joaquim is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Joaquim?

Joaquim has 2 syllables.

When was Joaquim most popular?

Joaquim peaked in 1971, when 195 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Joaquim a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Joaquim currently ranks #730 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.