How Many People Are Named Joaquin Gomez?

There are approximately 40 people named Joaquin Gomez living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 8,568,858 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Joaquin with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Gomez. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 8,568,858 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Joaquin

Last Name

Gomez

Joaquin: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Joaquin. The peak year was 2008 with 1,250 births. The average person named Joaquin today is 22 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Joaquin

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Joaquin in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Joaquin rose or fell over time.

White

4.03%

Black

2.19%

Hispanic

89.62%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.69%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.53%

Two or More Races

0.93%

Ancestry of the Gomez Surname

The surname Gomez was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Gomez in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

5.26%

Black

0.84%

Hispanic

92.02%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.18%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.30%

Two or More Races

0.40%

How we calculated this

The first name "Joaquin" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Gomez" appears at a rate of 123.19 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Joaquin are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 40 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Joaquin

Joaquin Smith Joaquin Johnson Joaquin Williams Joaquin Brown Joaquin Jones Joaquin Garcia Joaquin Phoenix

Other people with the surname Gomez

Michael Gomez James Gomez John Gomez David Gomez Robert Gomez William Gomez Sarah Gomez Scott Gomez

Joaquin Gomez: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Joaquin Gomez?

We estimate approximately 40 people named Joaquin Gomez are alive in the United States today. The first name Joaquin is shared by 32,298 Americans, and the surname Gomez is shared by 422,239.

How rare is the name Joaquin Gomez?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 8,568,858 Americans. The first name Joaquin is uncommon and the surname Gomez is common.

Is Joaquin a male or female name?

Joaquin is predominantly male, with 99.8% of bearers being male and 0.2% female. It peaked in popularity in 2008 and the average bearer today is 22 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Joaquin?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Joaquin was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (89.62%). The next largest recorded groups were White (4.03%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (2.69%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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