Recorded 1976–1980 Girls' name Peak 1980 13 births

Joakima — girls' name

13 babies named Joakima in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s8

The verdict

13 girls have been named Joakima since 1976, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1980.

13
total births
1976–1980
years on record
1980s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Joakima was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

8 babies were named Joakima in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joakima

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Joakima between 1976 and 1980, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joakima currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joakima performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Joakima shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joakima 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 13 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.

Joakima at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

13

Since 1976

5 years of records

Peak year

1980

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1976

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1980

Joakima popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1976

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1980)
8
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
456789 19801976 5

Joakima by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
8 births that decade — 62% of Joakima's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joakima?
13 babies have been named Joakima since 1976. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1980 with 8 births.
When was Joakima most popular?
Joakima was most popular in the 1980s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Joakima been used?
Joakima has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 5 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Joakima?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joan, Joanne, Joann, Joanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1976–1980 (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.