Is Loki a boy or girl name?

Loki is a boy’s name. Of the 2,101 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 4.5% were girls and 95.5% were boys.

Loki

Recorded 1996–2025 · United States

Loki was most popular in 2021, when 168 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,475 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,773, with 91 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,101 people named Loki.

Loki over time

Births per year. The dot marks Loki’s peak in 2021. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Loki a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Loki is a boy’s name — 4.5% of the 2,101 Americans given it were girls and 95.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 5% girls and 95% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Loki

Where Loki is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org