Jehoakim as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Jehoakim

What is the meaning of the name Jehoakim ?

The baby name Jehoakim is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced JEH-hoh-AK-im (English approx.); IPA: /ˌdʒɛhoʊˈækɪm/; Hebrew transliteration: Yəhōyāqīm (yeh-hoh-YAH-keem).

Jehoakim is Hebrew in Origin.

Jehoakim is an English transliteration variant of the Biblical Hebrew Yehoyaqim (commonly Jehoiakim), built from the theophoric prefix Yeho- (Yahweh) and the verb qum “to raise, establish.” It thus means “Yahweh establishes” or “Yahweh raises up.” In the Hebrew Bible he is the son of Josiah, installed as king of Judah by Pharaoh Necho II, who changed his birth name Eliakim to Jehoiakim (2 Kings; Jeremiah). The spelling Jehoakim appears in some English traditions but is rarer than Jehoiakim.

Through the Septuagint and Vulgate, the name passed into Greek as Ioakeim and Latin Joachim, yielding widespread European forms: Joachim (German/French/Polish), Joakim (Nordic/Slavic), Joaquim (Portuguese/Catalan), and Joaquín (Spanish); Eastern Christianity uses Ioakim/Ioachim. These forms became popular in medieval Christendom via St. Joachim, father of Mary. Do not confuse with Jehoiachin (Yehoyakhin), a different king and name. Meaning across languages remains the affirmation that the Lord establishes or raises up.

⚙ Jehoakim does not appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. This usually means it's either extremely rare, a regional/traditional name not captured by official statistics, or a brand-new coinage. Use it knowing your child will almost certainly be the only one in the room.