Kåre vs Loke
Kåre and Lokecompared 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.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Kåre was ranked #358 and Loke #266 among boys in Norway.
Kåre and Loke over time
Kåre and Loke appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Loke held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kåre in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Kåre reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Loke 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys24 shared years, 1986–2025
Kåre held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Loke in 19.
Highest recorded here: Kåre #325 in 1995, Loke #126 in 2021.
The order changed in 2004: Loke moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #421 and #422; by 2004 that had become #565 and #295.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kåre #358, Loke #266.
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 | Kåre | Loke |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #358 (2025) | Norway · Boys #266 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kåre has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Loke.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Kåre
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #21 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #21 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #358 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Loke
Popularity journey
First recorded1986
First recorded at #587 among boys in Norway in 1986 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1986–2025
Highest recorded position: #126 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1986–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #266 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys