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Joaquín
Say it: hwah-KEEN
Meaning
From Hebrew Yehoyakim 'Yahweh will raise up', the traditional name of the Virgin Mary's father.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Popular in colonial times and again in Argentina and Chile recently.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 30,572 babies given this name since 1886
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 1,600 boys
- 1,072 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Juaco
| Portuguese | Joaquim |
|---|---|
| Italian | Gioacchino |
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Where this comes from
- Parish baptism registers
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.