Gender
Origin
- Greek
- Modern variant of Lora and Laurie referring to the laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory.
- English
- Refers to the laurel or sweet bay tree, symbolic of honor and victory; modern variant of Lora and Laurie
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Loris
Pronunciation
l(o)-ris
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1931 (rank #1489, 22 births); most recent 2024 (rank #12301, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1935 (rank #861, 64 births); most recent 2019 (rank #15532, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | 5 | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | 5 |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | 7 | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #1596, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3655, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #4757, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | – |
| 2024 | 7 | – |
| 2023 | 8 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | – |
| 2020 | 9 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | – |
| 2018 | 9 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #92, 799 births); most recent 2023 (rank #297, 186 births)
- Girls: peak in 1995 (rank #2746, 4 births); most recent 2010 (rank #5328, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 186 | – |
| 2022 | 192 | – |
| 2021 | 281 | – |
| 2020 | 278 | – |
| 2019 | 331 | – |
| 2018 | 361 | – |
| 2017 | 448 | – |
| 2016 | 505 | – |
| 2015 | 525 | – |
| 2014 | 622 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence