Loris

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 24 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Loris is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Italian given name12K records spelled Loris2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Italy, Switzerland, United States, Belgium

  Also written Lóris

• Portuguese given name10K records spelled Loris5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, Italy, United States, Switzerland

  Also written Lóris, Lörïs, Loriš, Lorís

• Croatian given name3.1K records spelled Loris10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Croatia, North Macedonia, Italy, United States

  Languages: Croatian, Macedonian, Bulgarian

  Also written Лорис, Loriš

• Korean given name1.6K records spelled Loris2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Italy, United States, Switzerland, Belgium

  Also written 로리스

• Albanian given name1.0K records spelled Loris2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Albania, Italy, Switzerland

  Also written Lòrìs

• a separate given name1.0K records spelled Loris3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Italy, United Kingdom, Switzerland

  Also written Lóris, Lorís

57 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Loris is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, French form of Laurence; from Latin Laurentius, "from Laurentum".

  as a name·Baby names, 25,350 baby names nicknames for your family, friends pets, including the top 100 names, 2,000 most popular…

• Greek; possibly a nickname or metonymic occupational name for a seller of goat’s cheese, from Turkish lor ‘goat’s cheese’.

  as a name·Dictionary of American Family Names

• German (Loris); from the personal name Lorenz.

  as a name·Dictionary of American Family Names

• In English, Any of several small, slow-moving primates, of the genera Loris, Xanthonycticebus, and Nycticebus, found in India and southeast Asia.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In French, Forme néerlandaise de Laurent; du latin laurus « laurier ».

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 85 years between 1903–2024. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Loris Francesco Capovillab. 1915ITRoman Catholic archbishop (1915–2016)
• Loris Campanab. 1926ITItalian racing cyclist (1926–2015)
• Loris Tjeknavorianb. 1937IRArmenian-Iranian conductor and composer (b. 1937)
• Loris Kesselb. 1950CHracecar driver (1950-2010)
• Loris Loddib. 1957ITItalian actor
• Loris Capirossib. 1973ITItalian motorcycle racer
• Loris Arnaudb. 1987FRFrench footballer
• Loris Benitob. 1992CHSwiss association football player
• Loris Kariusb. 1993DEGerman association football player
• Loris Bazb. 1993FRFrench motorcycle racer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 523 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Loris?

We estimate roughly 19 thousand people bear Loris (counting its spellings and scripts) across 15 countries in our records.

In which country does Loris have the most bearers?

We estimate about 16 thousand people bear Loris in France, more than in any other country in our records.

Where is Loris most common?

Loris is densest in France, where the national register counts about 1 in 4.3 thousand people carrying it.

How common is Loris compared with other names?

In Switzerland, Loris is the 460th most common given name of 33,890 given names recorded there.

Is Loris a male or female name?

Loris is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Loris mean?

Recorded meaning: French form of the Italian/Latin name Loris, often linked to Laurent/Laurentius.