Loris

Where Loris comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Loris.

Loris through the years
  1. 1903
    First appearance
    #1,792 among girls with 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, the most in any year.
  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 on, more boys have.
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.