Joaquim
About Joaquim
A softer take on Joaquin or a quirkier version of Joachim, depending on how you look at it.
Pronounced wah-KEEM.
As of October 2026, Joaquim ranked #4190 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2579 in 1940.
Editor's take: The name Joaquim is a boy's name of Portuguese origin meaning "established by God".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | #4,960 | 19 | 9.9 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #2,976 | 40 | 21.6 |
| 2018 | #3,933 | 27 | 14.9 |
| 2019 | #3,949 | 27 | 15 |
| 2020 | #4,072 | 25 | 14.5 |
| 2021 | #3,534 | 32 | 18.3 |
| 2022 | #3,499 | 33 | 18.9 |
| 2023 | #3,254 | 37 | 21.6 |
| 2024 | #3,915 | 28 | 16.3 |
| 2025 | #4,190 | 25 | 14.6 |
World rankings
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Joaquim on lists
Famous Joaquims
- Joaquim Rodríguez (Oliver)
Spanish cyclist
- Joaquim Alberto Chissano
second president of Mozambique
- Joaquim António Portugal Baptista de Almeida
Portuguese actor
- (Joaquim Maria) Machado de Assis
Brazilian writer
- Joaquim Carvalho Cruz
Brazilian Olympic runner
- Joaquim Brandão Gomes
aka Kikas, Angolan basketball player
- Joaquim Aurélio Barreto Nabuco (de Araújo)
Brazilian writer and patriot
- Joaquim Fernandes Agostinho
Portuguese cyclist
- Joaquim Benedito Barbosa (Gomes)
Brazilian Supreme Court justice
Joaquim in pop culture
- In Portuguese
the "J" in Joaquim (and other J,names) is pronounced, unlike in the Spanish language. So the name Joaquim would be pronounced {Joah,keem)
- In Spanish
it is pronounced {Wah,keem}, similar to the name Joaquin