Joaquin
Joaquin was the 355th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 925 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 275th with 1,245 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 34 places. More babies were named Joaquin in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning God will raise up (Spanish form of Joachim) · Hebrew, Spanish
Say it wah-KEEN /wɑˈkin/
- Rank in 2025
- #355 boys, down 48 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 925boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20081,245 babies
- Total since 1880
- 35,654babies recorded
What does the name Joaquin mean?
Joaquin (Spanish Joaquín) is the Spanish form of Joachim, the name tradition gives to the father of the Virgin Mary. DMNES derives Joachim from Hebrew Yehoyakim, "may God raise up", and notes the name was never common in the Middle Ages but was used everywhere because of the saint. In the US it is mostly used in Spanish-speaking families.
יְהוֹיָקִים (Biblical Hebrew, “Yahweh raises up”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Joachim, Joaquín, Jehoiakim.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Joaquin', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Joachim', DMNES, Durham University
Joaquin popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 53 since 1973.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #355 | 925 |
| 2020 | #307 | 1,083 |
| 2010 | #309 | 1,030 |
| 2000 | #563 | 367 |
| 1990 | #599 | 280 |
| 1980 | #520 | 270 |
| 1970 | #637 | 163 |
| 1960 | #793 | 94 |
| 1950 | #822 | 69 |
| 1940 | #1,057 | 38 |
| 1930 | #746 | 73 |
| 1920 | #900 | 59 |
| 1910 | #1,162 | 9 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Joaquin, counting every spelling?
Joaquin has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #364 for boys in 2025, against #355 on the official list, because Kason/Kasen/Casen and Mohamed/Mohammad/Mohammed and Rhys/Reece/Rhyse move ahead once their spellings are combined.
How many kids will share the name Joaquin?
925 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Joaquin (0.26 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Joaquin 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 9 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Joaquin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Joaquin?
About 32,800 people born in the US named Joaquin are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 9 and 28. That makes Joaquin mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Joaquin by state
How common Joaquin was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Mexico (3.8×), California (2.4×), Texas (2.4×), Arizona (1.9×), Colorado (1.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Joaquin: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Joaquin, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Joaquin · Sibling names for Joaquin
Questions about the name Joaquin
What does Joaquin mean?
Joaquin means “God will raise up (Spanish form of Joachim)” (Hebrew, Spanish origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Joaquin?
Joaquin was the 355th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 925 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 275th with 1,245 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 34 places. More babies were named Joaquin in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Joaquin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Joaquin in the US.
Where is Joaquin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Joaquin was most common in New Mexico (2.25 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Texas.