Joachim
Joachim is a masculine given name, derived from the Hebrew Yehoyaqim, meaning "raised by Yahweh".
- German
- French
- Polish
- Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Meaning & Origin of Joachim
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Joachim is a masculine given name, derived from the Hebrew Yehoyaqim, meaning "raised by Yahweh".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
- French
- Polish
- Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
The Story of Joachim
Joachim first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2006: 33 births, good for #3,226 nationwide. As of 2026, Joachim ranks #4,485 for baby boys with 23 births, holding steady (-2%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Joachim
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Joachim. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Joachim
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- Jehoiakim (c. 635–597 BC), king of Judah, from whom all later versions of the name are directly or indirectly derived
- Jehoiachin , king of Judah and son of Jehoiakim
- Joachim , a Saint in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions. He was the father of Mary, the mother of Jesus
- Joachim (Levitsky) (1853–c.1921), Russian Orthodox bishop and religious writer
- Prince Joachim of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (born 1991)
- Patriarch Joachim I of Constantinople , reigned 1498–1502,1504
- Patriarch Joachim II of Constantinople , reigned 1860–1863, 1873–1878
- Ecumenical Patriarch Joachim III of Constantinople (1834–1912)
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Names that sound like Joachim
Phonetically similar names — useful when Joachim is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Yocum
- Yoakum
- Yocom
- Yokum
- Yoakam
- Yochum
- Yoking
- Yanking
- Yacking
- Yakking
- Yadkin
- Yakin
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About the name Joachim
Joachim is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Joachim's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #1,760. Use the chart and map above to compare Joachim's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.