US rank #4571 Boys' name Peak 2006 1,175 births

Joachim — #4571 US boys' name

1,175 babies named Joachim in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s331920s631930s391940s251950s721960s1051970s1211980s1061990s1072000s1742010s2212020s109
#4571
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 68% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Joachim was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

33 babies were named Joachim in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joachim

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,175 babies named Joachim between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Joachim currently holds the #4571 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joachim performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 221 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Joachim shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Joachim in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joachim in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,175 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Joachim at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,175

Since 1912

113 years of records

Peak year

2006

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,571

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1912

Recorded for 113 years

Last year on file: 2024

Joachim popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1912

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
33
Annual births at peak — across 113 years of records
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Joachim by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
221 births that decade — 19% of Joachim's all-time total
1910s331920s631930s391940s251950s721960s1051970s1211980s1061990s1072000s1742010s2212020s109

Joachim by state

Where Joachim concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Joachim
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
17 1.4%
#2 California
15 1.3%
#3 Texas
10 0.9%
New York share of Joachim's total US births 1.4%
Even split

17 of 1,175 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joachim?
1,175 babies have been named Joachim since 1912. It currently ranks #4571 among boys. The peak year was 2006 with 33 births.
When was Joachim most popular?
Joachim was most popular in the 2010s decade with 221 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Joachim most popular?
The top states for the name Joachim are New York (17 births), California (15 births), Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Joachim been used?
Joachim has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 113 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Joachim?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joaquin, Joan, Joao, Joah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1912–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.