Joaquim is a distinctive choice, ranked #3684 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Joaquim in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#3684
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About the Name Joaquim
Joaquim is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 315 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1470 in 2017 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2003.
Joaquim is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Joaquim in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Joaquim
Joaquim Henrique — Joaquim Henrique Pereira Silva, known as Joaquim Henrique or just Joaquim, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for UANL.
Joaquim Chissano — Joaquim Alberto Chissano is a Mozambican politician who served as the second President of Mozambique, from 1986 to 2005.
Joaquim da Mota — Joaquim da Mota was a Portuguese sports shooter.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Joaquim
Unlikely. With around 5 UK babies named Joaquim per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Joaquim in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Joaquim is declining: down 1,280 places since 2020, to #3,684 in 2025. It peaked at #1,470 in 2017.
Joaquim is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Joaquim include: Joaquim Henrique, Joaquim Chissano and Joaquim Rodrigues. Short summaries for each appear below.
Joaquim does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Joaquims in the wild.
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UK babies named Joaquim (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 1280 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Joaquim
Almost certainly the only Joaquim in the class
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UK Popularity (2003–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Joaquim
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Joaquim Henrique Pereira Silva, known as Joaquim Henrique or just Joaquim, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for UANL.
Joaquim Alemao is an Indian politician who served as the Urban development minister in the Government of Goa and a two-term member of the Goa Legislative Assembly.
Joaquim Maria Moreira Cardozo, known as Joaquim Cardozo, was a Brazilian structural engineer, poet, short story writer, playwright, university professor, translator, editor of art and architecture magazines, designer, illustrator, caricaturist, and art critic.