Joaquin

What Joaquin means

Spanish form of Joachim, meaning “may Yahweh raise up”

a male given name, equivalent to English Joachim || Derived from Latin Iōākīm, from Ancient Greek Ἰωακείμ (Iōakeím), Ἰωακίμ (Iōakím) (2 Kings 24:1), from Biblical Hebrew יְהוֹיָקִים (yəhôyâqîm, literally “may Yahweh raise up”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Joaquín” (revision 89901822) and “Joachim” (revision 93599715), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Joaquin?

US: Falling: down from #321 in 2015. England & Wales: Steady: #1673 in 2015, #1705 now.

Biggest US share so far: 2020, when 1,083 boys got the name (#306 that year). First in the US records in 1886.

How common

• About 1 in 1,847 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 18,129 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in DC (1.98 per 1,000 boys), NM (1.69 per 1,000 boys), CA (1.36 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Joaquin is #355 in the US and #1705 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Joaquin were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Jaquon9 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Joaquin

Boys

• Rocco#459Editor’s note Up from #463 in 2015 to #459 in 2025 in the US
• Giovanni#123Same root as John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”^*
• Alessandro#497Italian form of Alexander, meaning “to defend + man”^*
• Maximo#580Editor’s note Up from #853 in 2015 to #580 in 2025 in the US
• Leonardo#91Italian, from Old French Leonard, meaning “as strong as a lion”^*
• Luca#14Form of Lucy, meaning “light”^*

For a sister

• Lola#275Editor’s note Down from #224 in 2015 to #275 in 2025 in the US
• Bella#136Form of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”^*
• Alessandra#443Italian form of Alexandra, meaning “to defend + man”^*
• Ximena#183Basque, meaning “son”^*
• Luciana#273Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #273 vs #1,809 in 2025
• Gia#287Editor’s note Up from #372 in 2015 to #287 in 2025 in the US

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Spanish & Italian, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Joaquin’s. Rank is US 2025.