Boys' name · peaked in 2020
Joaquin name popularity since 1925
35,040 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Joaquin. Half of them were born in 2008 or earlier, so the typical Joaquin is about 18 years old in 2026. Joaquin peaked in 2020 as the #307 name for boys, and it ranked #355 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 35,040
- Named Joaquin, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #355
- for boys in 2025 (925 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% boys
- 53 girls · 34,987 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 4.94× its national share
Peak year is the year Joaquin made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Joaquin births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2008. Measured as a share of all babies, Joaquin peaked in 2020.
- Fastest rise: Between 2001 and 2006, Joaquin became 2.6× more common, from 1 in 4,280 baby boys to 1 in 1,680.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Joaquin's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Joaquin.
Decade by decade
Babies named Joaquin in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 305 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 491 | #1,049 |
| 1940s | 0 | 515 | #824 |
| 1950s | 0 | 775 | #935 |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,085 | #707 |
| 1970s | 20 | 2,130 | #507 |
| 1980s | 10 | 2,423 | #550 |
| 1990s | 11 | 3,062 | #581 |
| 2000s | 12 | 8,172 | #350 |
| 2010s | 0 | 9,899 | #321 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 6,130 | #355 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
37.3% of babies named Joaquin from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Joaquin is most popular
The index compares Joaquin's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Joaquin.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 4.94× | 889 |
| Arizona | 3.44× | 1,454 |
| California | 3.22× | 11,110 |
| Texas | 3.04× | 7,772 |
| Colorado | 1.85× | 742 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Joaquin's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Joaquin.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Joaquin (2020).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data