NameTides

Loki

Loki was the #1,852 boys' name in the US in 2025 (85 babies), and #763 in England & Wales and #2,789 in Canada.

Loki as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Loki as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesUSCanada
Loki as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,852 (85)#763 (44)#647 (4)—#2,789 (6)
2024#1,752 (94)#702 (51)#535 (5)—#2,439 (7)
2023#1,567 (111)#478 (84)#614 (4)—#1,421 (14)
2022#1,374 (136)#465 (86)——#2,052 (8)
2021#1,230 (156)#425 (98)#533 (5)—#1,151 (19)
2020#1,325 (135)#482 (80)#536 (5)—#906 (26)
2019#1,251 (150)#429 (95)#431 (7)—#1,256 (16)
2018#1,418 (123)#460 (88)——#1,334 (14)
2017#1,707 (92)#537 (72)#733 (3)—#1,720 (10)
2016#1,675 (94)#452 (90)#532 (5)—#1,487 (12)
2015#1,453 (116)#489 (80)#470 (6)—#1,164 (17)
2014#1,456 (112)#519 (74)#587 (4)#715 (3)#1,032 (20)
2013#1,695 (87)#821 (37)——#1,380 (13)
2012#1,882 (77)#704 (47)——#1,403 (13)
2011#1,947 (71)#958 (29)——#2,125 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2021 at #1,230.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1996.
  • In 2025, 7% of US babies named Loki were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 20,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 6,200uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 4,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Loki is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 24,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 23,000 to 1 in 25,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Loki by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #801WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,760NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,203CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #709MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,574TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Loki (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LokiCanadaBoys#2,7896
LokiEngland & WalesGirls—too few
LokiEngland & WalesBoys#76344
LokiIrelandBoys—too few
LokiNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
LokiScotlandBoys#6474
LokiUSGirls#13,2086
LokiUSBoys#1,85285