Names / Boy names
Loki
Current rank
#1,858
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,235
in 2021
First recorded
1996
in U.S. data
Children named
2,100
since 1996
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,235 in 2021 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(LOH-kee) — Norse trickster; if he knocks things off shelves, it’s destiny. The name makes its debut in U.S. records in 1996. Its strongest year was 2021, at #1,235 nationally. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Over 2,100 have carried it since records began.