Joaquim
Joaquim is the Portuguese and Catalan version of Joachim.
Meaning & Origin of Joaquim
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Joaquim is the Portuguese and Catalan version of Joachim.
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The Story of Joaquim
Joaquim first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1917, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 40 Joaquims were born — ranking #2,951 that year. As of 2026, Joaquim ranks #3,502 for baby boys with 33 births, gradually rising (+8%). In total, more than 1K Joaquims have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Joaquim
Joaquim is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Joaquim's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #2,478. Use the chart and map above to compare Joaquim'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 .
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