Joachim

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Kerry in TH Thailand, CA Canada and Green in LA Laos.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 17 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Joachim is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• French given name103K records spelled Joachim5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Belgium, Spain, United States

  Languages: French, Catalan

  Also written Jöáçhîm, Joaçhim, Joachïm

• English given name52K records spelled Joachim2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Netherlands, Australia, South Africa

  Also written Joächim

• Spanish given name12K records spelled Joachim3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, United States, Spain, Philippines

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Jöäçhïm

• a separate given name6.2K records spelled Joachim2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, United States, Switzerland, Sweden

84 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Joachim is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In German, from Hebrew yehōyāqīm 'Yahweh raises up'

  as a name·Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung

• from the Hebrew personal name Yoyakim ‘God has granted (a son)’, which occurs in the Bible (Nehemiah 12:10) and was also home, according to medieval legend, by the father of the Virgin Mary. SSESIIISEB A bearer of the name from the Dordogne region of France who arrived in Canada in 1665 is documented in Trois Rivieres, Quebec, in 1679, with the secondary surname Laverdure.

  as a name·Dictionary of American Family Names

• In French, name Yoyakim ‘God has granted (a son)’, which occurs in the Bible (Neh. 12: 10) and was also borne, according to medieval legend, by the father of the Virgin Mary.

  as a name·The Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles

• In French, Du nom hébreu Yəhôyāqîm « Yahweh a élevé, mis debout ».

  as a name·Dictionnaire des noms de famille du Canada français. Anthroponymie et généalogie. 2e édition

• In French, Origine hébraïque, « Yahvé s’est levé ».

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

RE INSEE — Fichier des prénoms (births by department), dpt 974 (Réunion) — 98 years between 1900–2023. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Joachim du Bellayb. 1522FRFrench writer, poet, literary critic, and member of the Pléiade (1522–1560)
• Johann Joachim Winckelmannb. 1717DEGerman art historian and archaeologist, and conservator of the Vatican Library (1717–1768)
• Joachim Muratb. 1767FRGrand Duke of Berg and Cleves, The king of Naples (1767-1815)
• Joachim von Ribbentropb. 1893DEGerman Foreign Minister of Nazi Germany (1893–1946)
• Joachim Peiperb. 1915DESS officer and convicted Nazi war criminal (1915–1976)
• Olof Palmeb. 1927SEnot in their usual nameSwedish Prime Minister (1969–76, 1982–86)
• Joachim Gauckb. 1940DEGerman Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President of Germnay 2012–2017 (born 1940)
• Joachim Streichb. 1951DEEast German association football player and manager (1951–2022)
• Joachim Löwb. 1960DEGerman footballer and manager (born 1960)
• Prince Joachim of Denmarkb. 1969DKDanish prince (born 1969)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 783 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Joachim?

We estimate roughly 85 thousand people bear Joachim (counting its spellings and scripts) across 13 countries in our records.

In which country does Joachim have the most bearers?

Joachim is most frequently recorded in Germany, where it is most often spelled joachim.

How common is Joachim compared with other names?

In Germany, Joachim is the 58th most common given name of 154,506 given names recorded there.

Is Joachim a male or female name?

Joachim is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

What does the name Joachim mean?

Recorded meaning: from Hebrew Jehojakim 'YHWH establishes'