# Joachim (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/joachim/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Meaning | “may yahweh raise up”, “ιωακιμ”, “ιωαχιμ”, “ioachin” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈd͡ʒoʊ̯.ə.kɪm/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 1,203 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,203 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 263, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

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”). The Septuagint in 2 Kings 24 mentions "Ιωακιμ" and his son "Ιωαχιμ" (יהויכין), but the latter does not seem to be the source of the name Joachim, as in the Vulgate it is "Ioachin", and in Greek the father of Mary is Ιωακειμ, not Ιωαχιμ.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 22 | 4,430 |
| 2012 | 19 | 4,940 |
| 2013 | 16 | 5,518 |
| 2014 | 22 | 4,458 |
| 2015 | 28 | 3,823 |
| 2016 | 20 | 4,856 |
| 2017 | 23 | 4,390 |
| 2018 | 24 | 4,293 |
| 2019 | 28 | 3,844 |
| 2020 | 24 | 4,207 |
| 2021 | 18 | 5,226 |
| 2022 | 22 | 4,619 |
| 2023 | 24 | 4,402 |
| 2024 | 23 | 4,495 |
| 2025 | 25 | 4,189 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8 | 2,390 |
| 2012 | 12 | 1,852 |
| 2013 | 8 | 2,403 |
| 2014 | 10 | 2,079 |
| 2015 | 10 | 2,150 |
| 2016 | 9 | 2,335 |
| 2017 | 10 | 2,172 |
| 2018 | 11 | 1,991 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2,488 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4,608 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2,730 |
| 2022 | 12 | 1,879 |
| 2023 | 13 | 1,799 |
| 2024 | 17 | 1,517 |
| 2025 | 13 | 1,897 |

## In other languages

- Arabic: يُوَاكِيم, يُوَاخِيم
- Armenian: Հովակիմ
- Bulgarian: Яким
- Catalan: Joaquim
- Czech: Jáchym
- Danish: Joakim
- Dutch: Joachim, Jochem
- Esperanto: Joakimo
- Estonian: Joakim
- Finnish: Jaakkima, Aki
- French: Joachim
- German: Joachim, Jojachin, Jojakim
- Greek: Ιωακείμ
- Hungarian: Joáhim, Joakim
- Icelandic: Jóakim
- Italian: Gioacchino, Gioachino
- Norwegian: Joakim
- Polish: Joachim
- Portuguese: Joaquim
- Russian: Аки́м, Иоахим, Иоаким, Яким

## People named Joachim

- Joachim von Ribbentrop, German Foreign Minister of Nazi Germany (1893–1946)
- Joachim Löw, German footballer and manager
- Johann Joachim Winckelmann, German art historian and archaeologist, and conservator of the Vatican Library (1717–1768)
- Joachim du Bellay, French writer, poet, literary critic, and member of the Pléiade (1522–1560)
- Joachim Frank, German-born American biophysicist and Nobel laureate
- Georg Joachim Rheticus, Austrian physician, astronomer and mathematician (1514-1574)
- Joachim Trier, Danish-Norwegian film director and screenwriter (born 1974)
- Prince Joachim of Denmark, Danish prince (born 1969)
- Joachim Meisner, German cardinal and archbishop of Cologne, Catholic cardinal (1933–2017)
- Johann Joachim Quantz, German flutist, flute maker and composer (1697-1773)
- Joachim Andersen, Danish association football player (born 1996)
- Joachim Streich, East German association football player and manager (1951–2022)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.