Loke vs Nikolas
Loke and Nikolascompared 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, Loke was ranked #266 and Nikolas #412 among boys in Norway.
Loke and Nikolas over time
Loke and Nikolas appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Loke held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Nikolas 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.
Nikolas 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.
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
Loke and Nikolas changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1995 and 2025, ending at #266 and #412.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Loke #126 in 2021, Nikolas #177 in 2019.
List by list
Norway · Boys29 shared years, 1995–2025
Loke held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Nikolas in 11.
Highest recorded here: Loke #126 in 2021, Nikolas #177 in 2019.
The order changed in 2011: Loke moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #203 and #197; by 2011 that had become #216 and #224.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Loke #266, Nikolas #412.
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 | Loke | Nikolas |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #266 (2025) | Norway · Boys #412 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Loke has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Nikolas.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
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
Nikolas
Popularity journey
First recorded1983
First recorded at #633 among boys in Norway in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1983–2025
Highest recorded position: #177 among boys in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1983–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #412 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys