boys' name ★ peaked 2008

Joaquin

Meaning Borrowed from Spanish Joaquín Gender Boy Rank 2025 #355 Trend → Stable

Borrowed from Spanish Joaquín.

Rank 2025
#355
among boys · ↓15 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
925
named Joaquin · -9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,847
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2008
1,250 babies
All-time total
35,654
#610 all-time among boys
First recorded
1886
in Social Security records

Joaquin popularity over time

35,654 babies have been named Joaquin since 1886, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 6 6 1 – #903
1890s – 5 5 1 -17% #1,145
1900s – 30 30 3 +500% #916
1910s – 289 289 29 +863% #899
1920s – 589 589 59 +104% #791
1930s – 491 491 49 -17% #746
1940s – 515 515 52 +5% #824
1950s – 775 775 78 +50% #764
1960s – 1,085 1,085 109 +40% #679
1970s 20 2,130 2,150 215 +98% #507
1980s 10 2,423 2,433 243 +13% #520
1990s 11 3,062 3,073 307 +26% #540
2000s 12 8,172 8,184 818 +166% #275
2010s – 9,899 9,899 990 +21% #309
2020s (to 2025) – 6,130 6,130 1,022 +3% #307

Where Joaquin is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 927 0.54 #355
2027 928 0.54 #355
2028 929 0.54 #355
2029 930 0.54 #355
2030 931 0.55 #355

Where Joaquin is most popular

Boys named Joaquin per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.584 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, California, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Joaquin born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 74 2.25 +284%
California 1,284 1.40 +140%
Texas 1,234 1.40 +140%
Arizona 184 1.12 +92%
Colorado 140 1.08 +86%
Oregon 72 0.949 +62%
Illinois 211 0.826 +41%
Nevada 42 0.737 +26%
District of Columbia 10 0.677 +16%
Florida 316 0.667 +14%
Washington 104 0.636 +9%
Oklahoma 55 0.622 +6%
Kansas 38 0.554 -5%
Idaho 20 0.489 -16%
Indiana 73 0.455 -22%
Virginia 81 0.427 -27%
North Carolina 109 0.427 -27%
Utah 39 0.409 -30%
South Carolina 42 0.406 -30%
New Jersey 80 0.397 -32%
Connecticut 25 0.369 -37%
New York 156 0.360 -38%
Massachusetts 48 0.349 -40%
Wisconsin 39 0.329 -44%
Maryland 38 0.319 -45%
Georgia 76 0.300 -49%
Tennessee 49 0.271 -54%
Minnesota 32 0.261 -55%
Michigan 53 0.259 -56%
Nebraska 11 0.253 -57%
Missouri 29 0.209 -64%
Ohio 45 0.170 -71%
Pennsylvania 45 0.169 -71%
Kentucky 16 0.159 -73%
Iowa 9 0.131 -78%
Arkansas 7 0.111 -81%
Louisiana 6 0.059 -90%
Alabama 5 0.046 -92%
Alaska – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Joaquin

Joaquin is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #355 in 2025 with 925 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1886, 35,654 American babies have been named Joaquin. Its peak came in 2008, when 1,250 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Joaquin stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Joaquin?

The median living Joaquin is about 16 years old; half are between 8 and 28. An estimated 33 thousand people named Joaquin are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Joaquin year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 925 #355
2024 – – 1,011 #340
2023 – – 999 #335
2022 – – 1,029 #329
2021 – – 1,083 #309
2020 – – 1,083 #307
2019 – – 1,006 #332
2018 – – 954 #347
2017 – – 906 #364
2016 – – 1,003 #346
2015 – – 1,082 #321
2014 – – 1,045 #327
2013 – – 953 #340
2012 – – 970 #326
2011 – – 950 #328
2010 – – 1,030 #309
2009 – – 1,117 #295
2008 5 #18,826 1,245 #275
2007 – – 1,180 #290
2006 – – 1,225 #285
2005 – – 847 #350
2004 – – 711 #385
2003 – – 559 #452
2002 7 #12,811 467 #495
2001 – – 454 #502
2000 – – 367 #563
1995 5 #14,400 311 #581
1990 – – 280 #599
1985 – – 255 #550
1980 – – 270 #520
1975 – – 250 #507
1970 – – 163 #637
1965 – – 111 #707
1960 – – 94 #793
1955 – – 64 #935
1950 – – 69 #822
1945 – – 58 #824
1940 – – 38 #1,057
1935 – – 38 #1,049
1930 – – 73 #746
1925 – – 57 #893
1920 – – 59 #900
1915 – – 32 #1,152
1910 – – 9 #1,162
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Joaquin

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Joaquin Phoenix Joaquin Phoenix American actor (born 1974) Contemporary
  2. 2 Joaquin Miller Joaquin Miller American poet and frontiersman (1837–1913) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Joaquin, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Joaquin?

The median living Joaquin is about 16 years old. Half of all living Joaquins are between 8 and 28 years old.

How many people named Joaquin are alive today?

An estimated 33 thousand people named Joaquin are alive in the United States, based on 35,654 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Joaquin mean?

Borrowed from Spanish Joaquín.

How popular is the name Joaquin in 2025?

Joaquin ranked #355 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 925 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Joaquin?

35,654 babies have been named Joaquin in the United States since 1886, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Joaquin most popular?

Joaquin peaked in 2008, when 1,250 newborns received the name.

Is Joaquin a boy or girl name?

Joaquin is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Joaquin rising or falling?

Joaquin has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Joaquin become more popular?

Joaquin looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 931 boys named Joaquin in 2030, ranking around #355. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Joaquin?

Well-known people named Joaquin include Joaquin Phoenix (actor), Joaquin Miller (writer).

Names like Joaquin

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