Loris
Loris is the common name for the wet-nosed primates of the subfamily Lorinae in the family Lorisidae. Loris is one genus in this subfamily and includes the slender lorises, Nycticebus is the genus containing the slow lorises, and Xanthonycticebus is the genus name of the pygmy slow loris.
Meaning & Origin of Loris
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Loris is the common name for the wet-nosed primates of the subfamily Lorinae in the family Lorisidae. Loris is one genus in this subfamily and includes the slender lorises, Nycticebus is the genus containing the slow lorises, and Xanthonycticebus is the genus name of the pygmy slow loris.
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The Story of Loris
As a girl name
Loris first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1903, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1935, when 64 Loriss were born — ranking #861 that year. As of 2026, Loris ranks #15,532 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Loriss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Loris first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1912, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1923, when 22 Loriss were born — ranking #1,644 that year. As of 2026, Loris ranks #12,301 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 579 Loriss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Loris
Loris is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1903 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Loris's peak popularity came in 1935 when it ranked #861. Use the chart and map above to compare Loris's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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