Boys' name · since 2006
Joakim
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 150 babies named Joakim, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,750 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 150
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Joakim sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 150 recorded since 2006.
Joakim has 150 recorded births among boys since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2024.
- #14,750 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 150 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joakim ranks #14,750 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 150 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,750 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 150
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Joakim's 150 recorded births place it above 67.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Joakim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Joakim's full recorded timeline at 2015, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Joakim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2024
- Peak year (2014)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Joakim by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (102 births, 68% of the file).
2010s was Joakim's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Joakim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
102 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 102 births (68% of all-time use).
Joakim by state
Where Joakim concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
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- Joakim's decade-level peak was the 2010s (102 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Joakims (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Joakim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~18 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2006–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Joakim draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.