Joachim
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JOH-a-kim
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,964 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,138 for boys
Joachim is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God will establish”. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies) and 4,138th for boys in the US (25 babies).
What does Joachim mean?
Hebrew
“God will establish”
In Christian tradition Joachim is the father of the Virgin Mary and husband of Saint Anne.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Joachim a girl's or a boy's name?
Joachim is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the UK and 25 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Joachim in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,964th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13 about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 87% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Joachim, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 17 boys.
Half of all the boys named Joachim in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,894th in England and Wales.
Joachim in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 17 | #1,585 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,127 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 13 | #1,850 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 14 | #1,724 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,417 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,490 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Joachim in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,138th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 25 about 1 in 68,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 25 boys in the US were named Joachim, making it the 4,138th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,137th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 33 boys. It first appears in the records in 1912.
2025 had more boys named Joachim than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Joachim in the US since 1880 were born between 1966 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Joachim in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #4,138 |
| 2024 | 23 | #4,430 |
| 2023 | 24 | #4,339 |
| 2022 | 22 | #4,566 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 24 | #4,137 |
| 2019 | 28 | #3,791 |
| 2018 | 24 | #4,222 |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,327 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,775 |
| 2015 | 28 | #3,774 |
| 2014 | 22 | #4,389 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 22 | #4,354 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 23 | #4,276 |
| 2008 | 27 | #3,820 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 33 | #3,225 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,470 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,274 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,745 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,319 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,199 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,334 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,629 |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,595 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,599 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,429 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,808 |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,798 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,036 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,825 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,076 |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,835 |
| 1973 | 15 | #2,511 |
| 1972 | 11 | #2,989 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,508 |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,548 |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,444 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,229 |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,474 |
| 1964 | 11 | #2,545 |
| 1963 | 9 | #2,857 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,031 |
| 1961 | 14 | #2,241 |
| 1960 | 13 | #2,313 |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,529 |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,816 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,255 |
| 1956 | 8 | #2,967 |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,199 |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,448 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,142 |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,092 |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,428 |
| 1943 | 9 | #2,562 |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,559 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,132 |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,112 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #2,853 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 7 | #2,972 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,267 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,094 |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,590 |
| 1929 | 5 | #3,957 |
| 1928 | 19 | #1,760 |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,150 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,199 |
| 1925 | 6 | #3,739 |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,259 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,236 |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,530 |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,735 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #3,896 |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,620 |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #2,820 |
| 1912 | 8 | #1,884 |
Names like Joachim
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Elijah, Elias, Jude, Tobias, Gabriel, Jonah, Noah, Josiah, Matteo, Isaiah, Zachary, Jacob
Names related to Joachim
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Joachim: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/joachim, updated 20 October 2026.