Loki

Meaning: Uncertain
Origin: Old Norse — From Loki, the trickster god of Norse myth

Boy's name · #1858 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Loki's best rank, #1235, came in 2021; it has settled back to #1858 today. Roughly 2,000 boys have been named Loki since 1996.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#647 in Scotland (2025) · #763 in England & Wales (2025) · #977 in Sweden (2025) · #1,767 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,789 in Canada (2025) · #5,155 in France (2025) · #1,149 in Austria (2024) · #315 in New Zealand (2023) · #1,367 in Belgium (2023) · #2,563 in Italy (2022) · #715 in Ireland (2014).

Famous Lokis

Loki Crichton — Samoa international rugby union player (born 1976)
Loki Emmanuel — South Sudanese footballer (born 2001)

In stories & tradition

Loki — Norse deity

Similar names: Oden · Locke · Kacey · Kolt · Lipa · Ziggy

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