# Joaquim (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/joaquim/  
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 | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 964 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 964 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 130, 1996 to 2025 |

## 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 | 25 | 4,045 |
| 2012 | 20 | 4,783 |
| 2013 | 17 | 5,282 |
| 2014 | 10 | 7,827 |
| 2015 | 19 | 4,961 |
| 2016 | 19 | 5,031 |
| 2017 | 40 | 2,976 |
| 2018 | 27 | 3,934 |
| 2019 | 27 | 3,949 |
| 2020 | 26 | 3,967 |
| 2021 | 32 | 3,537 |
| 2022 | 33 | 3,501 |
| 2023 | 37 | 3,257 |
| 2024 | 28 | 3,928 |
| 2025 | 25 | 4,190 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 | 3,227 |
| 2010 | 7 | 2,629 |
| 2011 | 6 | 2,892 |
| 2014 | 4 | 3,895 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3,373 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4,023 |
| 2017 | 17 | 1,470 |
| 2018 | 9 | 2,259 |
| 2019 | 9 | 2,266 |
| 2020 | 8 | 2,404 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2,493 |
| 2022 | 10 | 2,165 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3,112 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2,088 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3,684 |

## People named Joaquim

- Joaquim Chissano, 2nd President of Mozambique
- Joaquim Cruz, Brazilian middle-distance runner (track and field), coach
- Joaquim Nabuco, Brazilian writer and statesman
- Joaquim Manuel de Macedo, Brazilian writer (1820-1882)
- Joaquim Pedro de Oliveira Martins, 47th Minister for Treasury Affairs (1845-1894)
- Joaquim Alberto Silva, Angolan footballer (1974-2019)
- Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti, Catholic cardinal (1850–1930)
- Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Brazilian director and writer (1932–1988)
- Joaquim Justino Carreira, Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop (1950-2013)
- Joaquim Durão, chess player (1930–2015)
- Joaquim Marques Lisboa, Brazilian admiral and noble (1807–1897)
- Joaquim Barbosa, Brazilian judge

## 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.