Dallas
A Scottish surname from a place in Moray, whose name is generally read as containing a word for a meadow or haugh. The Texas city was named for George Mifflin Dallas.
Dallas in 2025
Dallas was given to 1,888 babies in the United States in 2025 — 1,475 boys and 413 girls, making it the 359th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,756 babies born.
The history of Dallas
Dallas reached its highest point in 2015, when 1,971 babies were given the name, ranking 378th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 346th, in 1995.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 87,085 babies have been named Dallas. Half of them were born before 1996, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Dallas by decade
| Decade | Babies named Dallas | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 234 | 636 |
| 1890s | 325 | 716 |
| 1900s | 492 | 714 |
| 1910s | 2,234 | 627 |
| 1920s | 4,144 | 575 |
| 1930s | 4,549 | 470 |
| 1940s | 4,669 | 516 |
| 1950s | 4,438 | 687 |
| 1960s | 3,530 | 871 |
| 1970s | 4,234 | 609 |
| 1980s | 6,673 | 579 |
| 1990s | 13,670 | 346 |
| 2000s | 10,681 | 541 |
| 2010s | 16,262 | 371 |
| 2020s | 10,950 | 359 |
Where Dallas is heading
Dallas has held roughly steady over the past decade, from 1,971 babies in 2015 to 1,888 in 2025.
Names like Dallas
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Dallas.