Diego vs Loki
Diego and Lokicompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Diego was ranked #382 and Loki #535 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Diego was ranked #440 and Loki #702 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2014, Diego was ranked #508 and Loki #715 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Diego and Loki over time
Diego and Loki appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Diego held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Loki in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Diego reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Loki in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Diego and Loki changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1999 and 2024, ending at #440 and #702.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys24 shared years, 1999–2024
Diego held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Loki in 3.
Highest recorded here: Diego #397 in 2015, Loki #425 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Diego #440, Loki #702.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Diego | Loki |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #372 (2025) | Scotland · Boys #535 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Diego and Loki both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Diego
Popularity journey
First recorded1977
First recorded at #600 among boys in Norway in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1980–2025
Highest recorded position: #279 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 1980–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #372 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Loki
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #2097 among boys in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1999–2024
Highest recorded position: #425 among boys in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 1999–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #702 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys