Given name & surname
Joaquin
“established by God”·“one who is established by God; God will judge”
Joaquin is a variant 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
Joaquin is a variant 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
Joaquin is a variant of Joachim. An origin associated with Joachim is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish use, Joaquin is used as a form of Joachim.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1886. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Joaquin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 35,654
- 35,601 boys · 53 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 1,250 babies
- 2025
- 925
- #355 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +2%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 925 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 355 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 1.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 1,245 in 2008. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (239). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 38,466 as a first name in 2020; 3,554 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.
Joaquin’s family of names
Joaquin shares a linguistic root with Joachim. In English usage, Joaquin was borrowed from the Spanish form Joaquín. Joaquin has a related form in Joachim.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Joaquimequivalent
- Achimequivalent
- Joakimequivalent
- Gioacchinoequivalent
- Joachinequivalent
- Jochemequivalent
- Jáchymequivalent
- Quimequivalent
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People named Joaquin
- Joaquin SeysBelgian footballer (born 2005)
- Joaquin MillerAmerican poet and frontiersman (1837–1913)
- Joaquín RivasSalvadoran association football playerborn 1992
- Joaquin BernasFilipino academic (1932-2021)
- Joaquin Mazdak LuttingerAmerican physicist (1923-1997)
- Joaquim I of KongoRuler of the Kingdom of Kongo (1793–1794)
- Joaquin JimenezFrench painterborn 1956
- Joaquin de Elío y Ezpeleta1804–1876
- Joaquin LopezArgentinian association football playerborn 1995
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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