Given name & surname
Joaquim
“established by God”·“one who is established by God; God will judge”
Joaquim 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
Joaquim 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
Joaquim is a form of Joachim. An origin associated with Joachim is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Joaquim through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 964
- 964 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #4,190 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +12%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 25 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,190 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 11.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 40 in 2017. In 2025, Florida and Massachusetts shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,152 as a first name in 2020; 354 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Joaquim’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Joaquim has a diminutive in QUIM. Joaquim shares a linguistic root with Joachim. In Catalan usage, Joaquim has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Joaquín.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Joaquim has relatives in 9 languages.
5 related names in 9 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 15
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Joaquim
- Machado de AssisBrazilian writer (1839–1908)
- Joaquim Chissano2nd President of Mozambiqueborn 1939
- JehoiakimEighteenth King of Judah633 BC–597 BC
- Quim Torraformer president of Catalonia (born 1962)
- Joaquim de AlmeidaPortuguese actorborn 1957
- Joaquim RodríguezSpanish road bicycle racerborn 1979
- QuimPortuguese footballerborn 1975
- Joaquim CruzBrazilian middle-distance runner (track and field), coachborn 1963
- Tiradentespolitical activist for Brazilian independence (1746–1792)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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