Loki
Boy · LOH-kee · Old Norse
Loki is a boys' name of Old Norse origin. In 2025 it ranked 780th for boys in the UK (48 babies) and 1,852nd for boys in the US (85 babies).
What does Loki mean?
Old Norse: name of the Norse god, of uncertain derivation
In Norse mythology Loki is a shape-shifting trickster who both helps and betrays the gods.
- Say it
- LOH-kee
More on Wiktionary.
Is Loki a girl's or a boy's name?
Loki is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 48 boys in the UK and 6 girls and 85 boys in the US.
How popular is Loki in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #780among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 48about 1 in 6,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 48 boys in the UK were named Loki, making it the 780th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 503rd. Its busiest year was 2021, with 103 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Loki than any year since 2013.
Half of all the boys named Loki in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 763rd in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Loki in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | #780 |
| 2024 | 56 | #704 |
| 2023 | 88 | #505 |
| 2022 | 87 | #506 |
| 2021 | 103 | #456 |
| 2020 | 85 | #503 |
| 2019 | 102 | #449 |
| 2018 | 89 | #499 |
| 2017 | 75 | #568 |
| 2016 | 95 | #479 |
| 2015 | 86 | #506 |
| 2014 | 78 | #548 |
| 2013 | 39 | #860 |
| 2012 | 48 | #753 |
| 2011 | 30 | #1,014 |
| 2010 | 14 | #1,724 |
| 2009 | 20 | #1,290 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,547 |
| 2007 | 12 | #1,760 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,558 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,417 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,418 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
How popular is Loki in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,852among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 85about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 85 boys in the US were named Loki, making it the 1,852nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,325th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 156 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996. 6 girls were also named Loki in 2025 (13,203rd for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Loki than any year since 2012.
Half of all the boys named Loki in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Loki in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 85 | #1,852 |
| 2024 | 94 | #1,752 |
| 2023 | 111 | #1,567 |
| 2022 | 136 | #1,374 |
| 2021 | 156 | #1,230 |
| 2020 | 135 | #1,325 |
| 2019 | 150 | #1,251 |
| 2018 | 123 | #1,418 |
| 2017 | 92 | #1,707 |
| 2016 | 94 | #1,675 |
| 2015 | 116 | #1,453 |
| 2014 | 112 | #1,456 |
| 2013 | 87 | #1,694 |
| 2012 | 77 | #1,881 |
| 2011 | 71 | #1,946 |
| 2010 | 56 | #2,286 |
| 2009 | 53 | #2,400 |
| 2008 | 55 | #2,344 |
| 2007 | 52 | #2,442 |
| 2006 | 39 | #2,880 |
| 2005 | 32 | #3,168 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,109 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,316 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,670 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
Names like Loki
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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