Total births
48
Boys' name · since 2013
Loken
48 babies named Loken in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9682
- among boys today
- 48
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Loken is the #9682 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 48 recorded since 2013.
Social Security Administration records show Loken recorded 48 times among boys since 2013, holding rank #9682 nationally today, ahead of 32% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2025.
- #9682 among boys today
- 48 born since 2013
- 2020s peak decade
- 32% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Loken is currently the #9682 boys' name in America, more common than 32% of boys - 48 born since 2013, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9682
- among boys today
- 48
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other boys
Loken vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#9682
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 32% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
71% of everyone ever named Loken was born in this single decade.
2013
Single peak year
8 babies were named Loken in 2013 - its busiest year on record.
How Loken compares
48 16th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Loken's all-time total is 87% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Loken | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 48 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 23 | 22,252 |
Loken's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Loken splits its recorded history at 2021: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2016 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Loken at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2013
Current rank
#9,682
Active since
2013
Loken popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Loken by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Loken's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Loken births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
14 births
- 2020s
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 34 births (71% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Loken? ▼
48 babies have been named Loken since 2013. It currently ranks #9682 among boys. The peak year was 2013 with 8 births.
When was Loken most popular? ▼
Loken was most popular in the 2020s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Loken been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Loken since 2013 -- 13 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Loken? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Loki, Lokesh, Lokela. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2013–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Loken: #9682 Boys' Name - 48 Births, Peak 2013." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/loken. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Loken draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.