Boys' name · since 1917
Joaquim
964 babies named Joaquim in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,256 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,160 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 964
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
964 babies have been named Joaquim since 1917, making it today's #4160 boys' name.
Joaquim has 964 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4160 as of the latest data, more common than 70% of boys, 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 1917 to 2025.
- #5,256 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,160 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 964 born since 1917
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joaquim ranks #5,256 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,160 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 964 born since 1917, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,256 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,160 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 964
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Joaquim's 964 recorded births place it above 88.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Massachusetts.
How Joaquim compares
964 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Joaquim's all-time total is 161% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Joaquim | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 964 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Joaquim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Joaquim splits its recorded history at 1984: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Joaquim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Joaquim by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (230 births, 24% of the file).
2010s was Joaquim's strongest decade.
230 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Joaquim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 25
1910s
25 births
- 1920s 43
1920s
43 births
- 1930s 18
1930s
18 births
- 1940s 27
1940s
27 births
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s 81
1970s
81 births
- 1980s 64
1980s
64 births
- 1990s 79
1990s
79 births
- 2000s
2000s
163 births
- 2010s
2010s
230 births
- 2020s
2020s
181 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 230 births (24% of all-time use).
How Joaquim compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Joaquim's total volume
Joaquim by state
Where Joaquim concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts | | 89 | 9.2% |
| #2 | Florida | | 46 | 4.8% |
| #3 | California | | 26 | 2.7% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
89 of 964 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Joaquim's data
- Joaquim's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (230 total births) through the 2020s (181) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Massachusetts records the most Joaquims (89 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Joaquim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Joaquim 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.