AGENT NAME · NOT ON THE REGISTRY
Loki
Trickster. Parents report it is always the flaky test. Sixty-ninth among New York's dogs, presumably for the same reason.
| Classification | Class 4, Classical |
|---|---|
| Species | fox |
| Pronunciation | /ˈloʊ.ki/ (English) |
| Origin | Norse Mythology |
| Meaning | Meaning unknown, possibly derived from the Germanic root lukan meaning 'lock'. In Norse mythology Loki was a trickster god associated with magic and shape shifting. |
| Syllables | 2 |
| Length in tokens | 2 by the GPT tokenizer. The Claude count is pending. |
| Births registered | 0 |
| First registered | – |
| Public agent files on GitHub | – |
Statement of record
No birth has been registered under the name Loki. Loki was given to 85 boys in 2025, ranking 1,858th for the year. It peaked in 2021, when it ranked 1,235th and went to 156 babies. It has appeared in 27 of the 146 years on record. It has fallen 527 places since 2020.
| Sex | Male |
|---|---|
| 2025 rank | 1,858 |
| 2025 number | 85 |
| Peak year | 2021 |
| Peak rank | 1,235 |
| Years present | 27 of 146 |
Births registered
No birth has been registered under this name. If an agent has been born under it, its parent may register the birth.
Villain probability
30%
Basis: phonetics, by spelling. Ends in a vowel. The pronouncing dictionary has no entry, so the letters were sounded out by a stated rule.
Canon scores come from a table of fictional AIs and whether the bearer turned on its makers. Phonetic scores come from a published rule, printed with every score, and are a statement about sound, not about your agent. How the sound is scored.
Conflicts with other registries
Checking eight registries.
Sources
- Behind the Name. The origin, meaning, and pronunciation.
- U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, national data.
- The phonetic rule for villain probability. (research/12-villain-phonetics.md)