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Joaquim

Boy

Meaning of Joaquim: Hebrew: 'God will establish'

Joaquim is a boy's name most strongly associated with Portuguese naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4045th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2088th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4045

25 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2088

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

964

First recorded 1917 · peak 2017

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 8 babies1982: 9 babies1983: 8 babies1984: 14 babies1985: 7 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 8 babies1990: 11 babies19901991: 7 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 8 babies1994: 9 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 11 babies1998: 16 babies1999: 6 babies2000: 10 babies20002001: 13 babies2002: 7 babies2003: 13 babies2004: 13 babies2005: 9 babies2006: 27 babies2007: 26 babies2008: 24 babies2009: 21 babies2010: 26 babies20102011: 25 babies2012: 20 babies2013: 17 babies2014: 10 babies2015: 19 babies2016: 19 babies2017: 40 babies2018: 27 babies2019: 27 babies2020: 26 babies20202021: 32 babies2022: 33 babies2023: 37 babies2024: 28 babies2025: 25 babies
US babies named Joaquim per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 40.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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