US rank #1769 Boys' name Peak 2021 1,918 births

Loki — #1769 US boys' name

1,918 babies named Loki in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s3012010s9782020s629
#1769
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 88% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Loki was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

156 babies were named Loki in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Loki

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,918 babies named Loki between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Loki currently holds the #1769 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 156 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Loki performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 978 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Loki shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 169 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Loki in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Loki in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,918 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Loki at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,918

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2021

156 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,769

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Loki popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
156
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
-50050100150200 20242020201620122008200419991996 5

Loki popularity over time — girls

88 total births recorded since 2007 (Loki as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 88 births
468101214 202320222021202020192018201720152014201120092007 5

Loki by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
978 births that decade — 51% of Loki's all-time total
1990s102000s3012010s9782020s629

Loki by state

Where Loki concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Loki
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
169 8.8%
#2 Texas
81 4.2%
#3 Ohio
66 3.4%
#4 Washington
60 3.1%
#5 Pennsylvania
43 2.2%
#6 Michigan
42 2.2%
#7 Florida
39 2.0%
#8 New York
37 1.9%
California share of Loki's total US births 8.8%
Even split

169 of 1,918 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Loki appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loki?
1,918 babies have been named Loki since 1996. It currently ranks #1769 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 156 births.
When was Loki most popular?
Loki was most popular in the 2010s decade with 978 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Loki most popular?
The top states for the name Loki are California (169 births), Texas (81 births), Ohio (66 births).
How long has the name Loki been used?
Loki has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Loki?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Loken, Lokesh, Lokela. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1996–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.