Joachim
About Joachim
Joachim is an undiscovered biblical name with potential, although most modern parents would probably prefer the more lively Spanish version, Joaquin. Like many Old Testament names, it was primarily in use in the seventeenth century, and then became rare. In the Bible Joachim is a king of Judah; according to the Gospel of James, Saint Joachim was the husband of Saint Anne and the father of the Virgin Mary.
br/>Currently well-used in France, the name Joachim is known in countries and languages around the world and pronounced somewhat differently in each. While American might be most familiar with the Spanish version of the name, Joaquin via actor Joaquin Phoenix, that pronunciation wah-keen is not similar to any of the pronunciations of Joachim, which all have three syllables often with the emphasis on the second.
Pronounced jo-AHK-eem or yo-AHK-eem.
As of October 2026, Joachim ranked #4189 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1795 in 1928.
Editor's take: The name Joachim is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "Established by God".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,457 | 22 | 11.5 |
| 2015 | #3,823 | 28 | 14.6 |
| 2016 | #4,854 | 20 | 10.5 |
| 2017 | #4,389 | 23 | 12.4 |
| 2018 | #4,292 | 24 | 13.2 |
| 2019 | #3,843 | 28 | 15.6 |
| 2020 | #4,335 | 23 | 13.3 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | #4,618 | 22 | 12.6 |
| 2023 | #4,398 | 24 | 14 |
| 2024 | #4,618 | 22 | 12.8 |
| 2025 | #4,189 | 25 | 14.6 |
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Joachim on lists
Famous Joachims
- Joachim
supposed father of the Virgin Mary
- Joachim Neander (1650
1680), German hymnist
- Joachim I Nestor
Elector of Brandenburg
- Joachim II Hector
Elector of Brandenburg
- Joachim III Frederick
Elector of Brandenburg
- Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian
Prince of Denmark
- Joachim Gans
Czech mining expert, first Jew in North America
- Joachim
Napoleon Murat, King of Naples and brother,in,law of Napoleon
- Joachim Gauck
German president and civil rights activist in former East Germany
- Joachim "Jogi" Löw
German football manager
- Joachim Johansson
Swedish tennis player
- Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Danish Olympic badminton player
- Joachim Lafosse
Belgian film director
- Joachim River "JJ" Johnson
son of actor Wil Johnson
- Ulrich Friedrich Wilhelm Joachim von Ribbentrop
Foreign Minister of Nazi Germany who was convicted in the Nuremberg Trials
- Joachim Trier
Danish-Norwegian film director.
Variations & nicknames
- GioachinoItalian
- AkimRussian
- JokumScandinavian
- JoakimScandinavian
- JoaquinSpanish
- JoaquimPortuguese
- JochimGerman
- KimaRussian
- JáchymCzech
- JockumScandinavian
- YackimRussian