Boy or Girl

Is Loris a boy or girl name?

Loris was used for both, more often for girls in the US. Across 1880–2024, 74.6% of the 2,280 US babies named Loris were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
#13,410
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Loris since 1903
2,280
Most popular year
1935
78 babies
Babies named Loris each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Loris from 1903 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.020406080192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Loris, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1900s018100%
1910s10415559.8%
1920s16536668.9%
1930s11738776.8%
1940s9924371.1%
1950s4025086.2%
1960s3113581.3%
1970s080100%
1980s52985.3%
1990s022100%
2000s011100%
2010s13527.8%
2020s500%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20245#13,4100–
20230–0–
20220–0–
20210–0–
20200–0–
20190–5#17,020
20180–0–
20177#10,3580–
20160–0–
20156#11,5640–
20140–0–
20130–0–
20120–0–
20110–0–
20100–0–
20090–0–
20080–0–
20070–0–
20060–0–
20050–5#18,086
20040–0–
20030–0–
20020–0–
20010–6#14,606
20000–0–
19990–0–
19980–0–
19970–0–
19960–5#14,848
19950–0–
19940–5#14,767
19930–0–
19920–5#14,572
19910–0–
19900–7#10,892
19890–5#13,629
19885#8,0400–
19870–8#8,435
19860–0–
19850–0–
19840–7#8,705
19830–0–
19820–0–
19810–0–
19800–9#7,131
19790–6#9,654
19780–9#6,697
19770–6#9,133
19760–0–
19750–8#6,860
19740–5#9,576
19730–10#5,400
19720–19#3,351
19710–11#4,984
19700–6#7,590
19697#3,80512#4,321
19686#3,96810#4,653
19670–5#7,388
19660–9#4,709
19656#3,77311#4,092
19640–15#3,447
19630–16#3,269
19627#3,51616#3,235
19615#4,42727#2,335
19600–14#3,459
19590–18#2,825
19580–20#2,622
19570–23#2,390
19565#4,25826#2,178
19556#3,73319#2,598
19540–37#1,691
19535#4,13523#2,216
19529#2,80220#2,376
195110#2,58828#1,863
19505#3,99336#1,563
194912#2,29324#1,992
19488#2,93023#2,051
194711#2,45134#1,651
194617#1,79222#1,999
19455#3,58817#2,116
19445#3,72323#1,777
194310#2,49426#1,688
19427#3,09824#1,741
194116#1,79725#1,591
19408#2,78425#1,570
19397#3,00939#1,171
19385#3,83027#1,462
19379#2,60634#1,243
193611#2,25148#998
193514#1,99864#863
193416#1,82533#1,249
193311#2,30928#1,387
193211#2,40527#1,470
193122#1,51845#1,050
193011#2,54642#1,149
192914#2,15539#1,206
192811#2,58549#1,076
192713#2,36335#1,377
192615#2,14948#1,090
192520#1,78032#1,457
192419#1,87445#1,178
192322#1,67737#1,295
192215#2,19731#1,488
192116#2,11626#1,703
192020#1,79524#1,729
191916#2,02920#1,891
191813#2,34141#1,175
191713#2,23919#1,880
191612#2,34224#1,561
191518#1,69520#1,714
191411#2,05518#1,580
191311#1,7585#3,470
191210#1,6938#2,262
19110–0–
19100–0–
19090–0–
19080–5#2,303
19070–0–
19060–8#1,499
19050–0–
19040–0–
19030–5#1,950

Highest rank

As a boy name, Loris reached #1,518 in 1931. As a girl name, it reached #863 in 1935. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Loris

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.