Given name & surname
Yakim
“one who is established by God; God will judge”·“established by God”
Yakim 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
In Hebrew use, Yakim carries the interpretation “one who is established by God; God will judge.” Yakim 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.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
Yakim is used as a form of Joachim.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2023. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Yakim through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 10 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 5 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 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 116 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.
Yakim’s family of names
Yakim has an affectionate form in Kima. Yakim is a form of Joachim. Yakim has a related form in Yacheem.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
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.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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