How Many People Are Named Joaquin?
An estimated 32,298 people in the United States have the first name Joaquin. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Joaquin peaked in popularity in 2008 with 1,250 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Joaquin as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Joaquin paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Joaquin is overwhelmingly male, 53 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
32,298
About 1 in 10,612 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2008
1,250 births
Total Registered
34,717
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Joaquin
Joaquin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 34,717 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Joaquin as a male name
Ranked #340 in 2024
1,009 male births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (1,245 births)
Joaquin as a female name
Ranked #18,823 in 2008
5 female births in 2008
Peak: 2002 (7 births)
Joaquin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Joaquin span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 9,896 babies were registered. While Joaquin is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Joaquin by Decade
How has Joaquin tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Joaquin by State
Birth registrations for Joaquin span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in South Dakota, Hawaii, Alaska. On average, about 772 Joaquins were registered per state.
Joaquin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Joaquin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Joaquin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joaquin?
We estimate approximately 32,298 people named Joaquin are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 10,612 Americans share this first name.
Is Joaquin a common name?
Joaquin is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 34,717 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Joaquin most popular?
Joaquin reached peak popularity in 2008, when 1,250 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Joaquin is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Joaquin a male name?
Joaquin is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Joaquin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Joaquin Smith, Joaquin Johnson, Joaquin Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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