Oris
Oris SA is a Swiss luxury manufacturer of mechanical watches. The company was founded in 1904 and is based in Hölstein in the canton of Basel-Landschaft.
Meaning & Origin of Oris
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Oris SA is a Swiss luxury manufacturer of mechanical watches. The company was founded in 1904 and is based in Hölstein in the canton of Basel-Landschaft.
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The Story of Oris
As a girl name
Oris first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1911, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1927, when 15 Oriss were born — ranking #2,339 that year. As of 2026, Oris ranks #6,767 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 232 Oriss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Oris first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1891, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 57 Oriss were born — ranking #804 that year. As of 2026, Oris ranks #10,889 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Oriss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Oris
Oris is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1891 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Oris's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #804. Use the chart and map above to compare Oris'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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