Loris
Loris is a unisex given name: about 44% of people named Loris are men and 56% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 44% male / 56% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Italy, Switzerland
- US births since 1880
- 574 male / 1,694 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Loris
To address Loris when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Loris," in English, "Guten Tag Loris," in German. About 44% of people named Loris are men and 56% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Loris,
German
Guten Tag Loris,
French
Bonjour Loris,
Spanish
Estimado/a Loris:
Chinese
Loris您好：
Japanese
Loris様
English
Hi Loris,
German
Hi Loris,
French
Salut Loris,
Spanish
Hola Loris,
Chinese
Loris你好：
Japanese
Lorisさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 25% |
| Italy | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Switzerland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Armenia | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
574 male · 1,694 female · 2,268 births recorded
Since 1980: 23% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Loris a male or female name?
Loris is a unisex given name: about 44% of people named Loris are men and 56% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Loris in an email?
To address Loris when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Loris," in English, "Guten Tag Loris," in German. About 44% of people named Loris are men and 56% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Loris a unisex name?
Loris is a unisex name: 44% of people named Loris are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Loris a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/loris (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_loris,
title = {Is Loris a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/loris},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}