Joachim
Joachim was the 4189th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 1928, when it ranked 1795th; the most babies were born in 2006 (33). Over the last ten years it has moved down 366 places. More babies were named Joachim in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,189 boys, up 18 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 25boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200633 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,203babies recorded
Joachim popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,189 | 25 |
| 2020 | #4,207 | 24 |
| 2010 | #4,934 | 19 |
| 2000 | #6,554 | 10 |
| 1990 | #8,746 | 5 |
| 1980 | #3,504 | 12 |
| 1970 | #2,566 | 14 |
| 1960 | #2,373 | 13 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #3,800 | 6 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Joachim, counting every spelling?
Joachim has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Joachim?
25 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Joachim (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Joachim born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 337 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Joachim.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Joachim?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Joachim are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 11 and 48. That makes Joachim mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Joachim by state
How common Joachim was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Joachim: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Joachim, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Joachim
How popular is the name Joachim?
Joachim was the 4189th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 1928, when it ranked 1795th; the most babies were born in 2006 (33). Over the last ten years it has moved down 366 places. More babies were named Joachim in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Joachim a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Joachim in the US.
Where is Joachim most popular?
In 2021–2025, Joachim was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys).