Joaquin

wah-KEEN

Spanish variation of Joachim

"God will judge"

Joaquin Origin and Meaning

The name Joaquin is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning "God will judge".

Actor Joaquin Phoenix (brother of River, Rain, Liberty and Summer) highlighted this one, then Kelly Ripa began talking about younger son Joaquin on her daily TV show, and presto—it's now one of the hottest and most appealing multicultural baby boy names.

Joaquin is currently enjoying high popularity in South America, especially in Argentina and Chile.

Colorful poet Joaquin (born Cincinnatus) Miller was known as the "Byron of the Rockies." There is a teenage character in Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls named Joaquin, and San Joaquín is the Spanish version of Saint Joachim, the traditional name for the father of Mary, mother of Jesus.

Joaquin Rank in US Top 1000

# 335 in the US

Joaquin Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 889 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Joaquin

• 335 US 2023
• 889 Nameberry 2025
• 422 Future 2028
• 207 Mexico 2021
• 11 Chile 2021

20 Names Similar to Joaquin

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• Denzel
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• Niklaus
• Zacharias
• Viktor
• Marcello
• Rafael
• Aleksander
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Famous People Named Joaquin

• Joaquin Rafael Phoenix American actor
• Joaquín Antonio Balaguer former President of the Dominican Republic
• Cincinnatus Heine "Joaquin" Miller American poet
• Joaquin Capilla Mexican Olympic diver
• Joaquín Castro U.S. Congressman from Texas
• Joaquín Sánchez Spanish footballer
• Joaquín Rodrigo Spanish composer and a virtuoso pianist
• Joaquín Ramón Martínez Sabina Spanish singer,songwriter
• Joaquín Pardavé Mexican actor
• Joaquín José Lavín Chilean politician
• Joaquín Cortés Spanish dancer
• Joaquín Andújar Dominican baseball player
• Joaquín Antonio Benoit Dominican baseball player
• Joaquín Almunia Spanish politician
• Joaquín Árias Dominican baseball player
• Joaquin Murrieta Carrillo Mexican,American folk hero and inspiration for Zorro
• Joaquin Batistuta (b. 1999) son of footballer Gabriel Batistuta
• Joaquin Antonio Consuelos (b. 2003) son of actors Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos
• Joaquín Raba Fonseca (b. 2012) son of actor Juan Pablo Raba and presenter Mónica Fonseca
• Joaquin Emmanuel Ramirez (b. 2015) son of singers Amanda Sudano and Abner Ramirez of duo Johnnyswim
• Joaquin Oliver one of the seventeen deceased students from a mass,shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida , and an inspiration for March for Our Lives.

The name Joaquin in Pop Culture

• Joaquin De Santos character on TV series Riverdale
• Joaquin son of Don Alejandro (Zorro) in movie 'The Legend of Zorro'
• Joaquin Montez character on TV's 'Just Jordan'
• Joaquin Mondragon character in the animated film "The Book of Life"