Loris

Where Loris comes from

The dictionaries list Loris as a given name — a male given name — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

Along the way
  1. 1903
    First appearance
    #1,792 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1915
    Loris Francesco Capovilla born
    Roman Catholic archbishop
  3. 1935
    Peak, #861
    64 babies named Loris — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1938
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,437.
  5. 1993
    Loris Karius born
    German association football player
  6. 2024
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name; from this year it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Loris Karius · German association football player, born 1993
  • Loris Francesco Capovilla · Roman Catholic archbishop, 1915–2016
  • Loris Capirossi · Italian motorcycle racer, born 1973
  • Loris Benito · Swiss association football player, born 1992
  • Loris Kessel · racecar driver, 1950–2010

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.