Loris
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LOR-is
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
Loris is a boys' name of Latin origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
Where does Loris come from?
Latin: Italian name, probably linked to Lorenzo (Laurence)
More on Wiktionary.
Is Loris a girl's or a boy's name?
Loris is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Loris in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Loris, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Loris in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2011, 36% of the babies named Loris in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Loris in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
Names like Loris
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Leo Francis Otis Louie Harris Ellis Rupert Ollie Lewis Alfred Laurie Wilfred
More Latin names
Oliver Olivia Roman Aurora Emily Florence Mabel Luna Nora Rosie Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian Clara
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Loris: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/loris, updated 20 October 2026.