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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Joachim

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
God prepares

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Joachim

Pronunciation

jo(a)-chim

More about the name

Joachim is a masculine given name, derived from the Hebrew Yehoyaqim (יְהוֹיָקִים), meaning "raised by Yahweh".
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Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #3221, 33 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4139, 25 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
202525
202422
202324
202222
202118
202023
201928
201824
201723
201620

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #1517, 17 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1895, 13 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202513
202417
202313
202212
20217
20203
20198
201811
201710
20169

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #243, 282 births); most recent 2023 (rank #352, 147 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1933 (rank #593, 9 births); most recent 1963 (rank #1692, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023147–
2022198–
2021207–
2020209–
2019216–
2018220–
2017224–
2016203–
2015227–
2014246–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #626, 4 births); most recent 2025 (rank #787, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20253
2024–
20234
20223
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence