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Loke vs Simon

Loke and Simoncompared 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 Simon #159 among boys in Norway.

Loke and Simon over time

Loke and Simon appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Simon held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Loke in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Simon 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.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys30 shared years, 19862025

    Loke held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Simon in 30.

    Highest recorded here: Loke #126 in 2021, Simon #37 in 1999.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Loke #266, Simon #159.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Loke, Simon
FieldLokeSimon
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #266 (2025)Norway · Boys #159 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Loke and Simon both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Loke

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1986–2025

    Highest recorded position: #126 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1986–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #266 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Simon

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #266 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1954–1997

    Highest recorded position: #12 among boys in New Zealand, in 1976 (recorded 1954–1997).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #159 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys