Given name
Joakima
“God will judge”·“established by God”·“one who is established by God; God will judge”
Joakima is a feminine 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
In Hebrew use, Joakima carries the interpretation “God will judge.” Joakima is a feminine 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.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
Joakima is used as a feminine counterpart of Joachim.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Joakima through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13
- 0 boys · 13 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 8 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 girls is 8 in 1980. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Joakima’s family of names
Joakima is a feminine form of Joachim. Joakima has a related form in Joaquina. Joakima has a related form in Joachima.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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