Given name
Gioacchino
“established by God”·“one who is established by God; God will judge”
Gioacchino is a form of Joachim. Interpretations include “established by God” (Hebrew) and “one who is established by God; God will judge” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gioacchino is a form of Joachim. Interpretations include “established by God” (Hebrew) and “one who is established by God; God will judge” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gioacchino is a form of Joachim. An origin associated with Joachim is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian use, Gioacchino is used as a form of Joachim.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gioacchino through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 21
- 21 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1977. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 6 in 1976. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 235 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gioacchino’s family of names
Gioacchino shares a linguistic root with Joachim. In Italian usage, Gioacchino has a conventional equivalent in the German form Achim. Gioacchino is a form of Joachim.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Gioacchino has relatives in 7 languages.
5 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 14
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gioacchino
- Gioachino RossiniItalian opera composer (1792–1868)
- Gioacchino ColomboAutomobile engineer1903–1987
- Gioacchino GuaragnaItalian fencer (1908–1971)
- Gioacchino AsseretoItalian painter (1600-1649)
- Gioacchino Ventura di RaulicaItalian philosopher1792–1861
- Gioacchino CocchiItalian composer1715–1804
- Gioacchino VolpeItalian historian and politician (1876–1971)
- Gioacchino ContiItalian opera singer (1714-1761)
- Gioacchino PepoliItalian politician (1825-1881)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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