Loras

LOH-ruhz /ˈloɹəz/
boy 2 syllables fading

Loras is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1940s and has all but disappeared.

Loras is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1964. Loras was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1940 (11 births).

About the name Loras

PronunciationLOH-ruhz /ˈloɹəz/
11peak births 1940
1915first in SSA data

Names similar to Loras

How popular is Loras?

Boys named Loras
1915192019301940195019601964
Boys named Loras per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1915–1964 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1964) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Loras total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19646—#3,870
196310—#2,789
19625—#4,408
19595—#4,337
19586—#3,772
19578—#3,161
19567—#3,405
195510—#2,691
19548—#3,086
19539—#2,829
19525—#4,063
19518—#2,975
19506—#3,539
19499—#2,728
194710—#2,599
19468—#2,822
19458—#2,676
194411—#2,265
19436—#3,422
19426—#3,429
194110—#2,428
194011—#2,262
19397—#3,008
19389—#2,576
193710—#2,415
19366—#3,390
19238—#3,340
19215—#4,710
19195—#4,540
19155—#4,158