Meaning not yet researched.
Dallas: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 1,475 in 2025. Its best rank was #214 in 1995.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #214 in 1995; #238 in 2025. About 78% of babies named Dallas in 2025 were boys.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#238 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 1995, at #214.
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Dallas: US boys and girls given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 1,475 boys in 2025. Peak: #214 in 1995 · most boys in one year: 1,475 (2025).
In 2025, 1,475 US boys were named Dallas, making it the 238th most common boys’ name of the year, up 5 places from #243 in 2024. That is 22 more than the 1,453 boys named Dallas in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #214, reached in 1995. The most boys given the name in a single year was 1,475, in 2025. For comparison, it was #255 in 2015 and #331 in 1950.
In 2025, 413 US girls were named Dallas, making it the 687th most common girls’ name of the year, down 30 places from #657 in 2024. That is 33 fewer than the 446 girls named Dallas in 2024. Its best rank for girls was #529, reached in 1994. The most girls given the name in a single year was 551, in 2015. For comparison, it was #562 in 2015 and #2,064 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Dallas in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 20 babies with the name. In all, 87,085 US babies have been given the name, 18% of them girls and 82% boys. Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 16,262 babies named Dallas.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 13,315 US boys were named Dallas; the busiest of those years was 2025, with 1,475. In 2025 that was about 1 in 1,158 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Dallas ranked highest in Alabama in 2025, at #58 for boys there. It was in the top 100 in 3 states (counting DC). Rarer spellings such as Dallis, Dalis and Dallys are summarised on this page.
Meaning not yet researched.
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Wikidata records this spelling as a given name in English. That is where the name is used, not necessarily where it comes from.
No related spellings pass our data threshold.
Rare spellings summarised here: Dallis (1,796), Dalis (363), Dallys (120), Dalas (34), Dalles (33), Dalys (24), Dalyss (11), Daelis (10), Dallyss (5).
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
No nicknames listed for Dallas in the open dataset we use.
Source: carltonnorthern/nicknames (Apache-2.0).
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 11 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 74 | #58 | #204 |
| Mississippi | 32 | #83 | #99 |
| Georgia | 121 | #92 | #172 |
| Louisiana | 48 | #104 | #164 |
| Kentucky | 45 | #126 | #225 |
| District of Columbia | 6 | #144 | #220 |
| Hawaii | 7 | #154 | #203 |
| Indiana | 53 | #156 | #197 |
| West Virginia | 12 | #156 | #139 |
| North Carolina | 75 | #168 | #178 |
| Tennessee | 57 | #171 | #135 |
| South Carolina | 31 | #181 | #138 |
| Missouri | 39 | #185 | #213 |
| Maryland | 30 | #196 | #196 |
| Ohio | 64 | #199 | #189 |
| Delaware | 5 | #217 | #162 |
| Texas | 178 | #219 | #320 |
| Arkansas | 16 | #225 | #157 |
| Iowa | 17 | #232 | #231 |
| Florida | 85 | #245 | #250 |
| Michigan | 40 | #253 | #216 |
| Virginia | 34 | #254 | #264 |
| Wisconsin | 22 | #263 | #347 |
| Oklahoma | 18 | #266 | #246 |
| Utah | 19 | #268 | #343 |
| Illinois | 40 | #276 | #303 |
| Nevada | 11 | #279 | #261 |
| Idaho | 8 | #308 | #225 |
| Pennsylvania | 35 | #320 | #256 |
| Oregon | 12 | #336 | #429 |
| Washington | 20 | #368 | #385 |
| Arizona | 20 | #380 | #270 |
| Colorado | 16 | #390 | #421 |
| Connecticut | 7 | #395 | — |
| Kansas | 9 | #398 | #338 |
| California | 76 | #424 | #342 |
| New York | 40 | #427 | #441 |
| Minnesota | 13 | #429 | #653 |
| Massachusetts | 8 | #563 | #452 |
| New Jersey | 9 | #721 | #667 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 413 | #687 | 1,475 | #238 |
| 2024 | 446 | #657 | 1,453 | #243 |
| 2023 | 484 | #617 | 1,383 | #252 |
| 2022 | 458 | #642 | 1,359 | #253 |
| 2021 | 466 | #636 | 1,287 | #270 |
| 2020 | 459 | #632 | 1,267 | #269 |
| 2019 | 508 | #598 | 1,235 | #283 |
| 2018 | 474 | #630 | 1,231 | #286 |
| 2017 | 522 | #580 | 1,401 | #260 |
| 2016 | 482 | #621 | 1,224 | #296 |
| 2015 | 551 | #562 | 1,420 | #255 |
| 2014 | 525 | #580 | 1,366 | #270 |
| 2013 | 459 | #612 | 1,168 | #301 |
| 2012 | 289 | #904 | 984 | #321 |
| 2011 | 236 | #1,047 | 962 | #326 |
| 2010 | 221 | #1,117 | 1,004 | #319 |
| 2009 | 213 | #1,181 | 934 | #338 |
| 2008 | 197 | #1,267 | 992 | #332 |
| 2007 | 199 | #1,244 | 949 | #339 |
| 2006 | 207 | #1,174 | 864 | #351 |
| 2005 | 178 | #1,263 | 814 | #362 |
| 2004 | 188 | #1,191 | 788 | #357 |
| 2003 | 187 | #1,154 | 684 | #384 |
| 2002 | 209 | #1,035 | 804 | #340 |
| 2001 | 209 | #1,032 | 878 | #321 |
| 2000 | 243 | #902 | 944 | #309 |
| 1999 | 236 | #897 | 950 | #303 |
| 1998 | 286 | #754 | 1,007 | #286 |
| 1997 | 343 | #646 | 1,183 | #248 |
| 1996 | 438 | #536 | 1,290 | #234 |
| 1995 | 447 | #533 | 1,374 | #214 |
| 1994 | 467 | #529 | 1,304 | #222 |
| 1993 | 450 | #532 | 1,156 | #246 |
| 1992 | 351 | #642 | 895 | #299 |
| 1991 | 103 | #1,507 | 693 | #352 |
| 1990 | 106 | #1,470 | 591 | #392 |
| 1989 | 110 | #1,377 | 590 | #380 |
| 1988 | 123 | #1,218 | 591 | #352 |
| 1987 | 99 | #1,374 | 562 | #348 |
| 1986 | 91 | #1,406 | 537 | #352 |
| 1985 | 85 | #1,463 | 562 | #339 |
| 1984 | 110 | #1,194 | 551 | #338 |
| 1983 | 80 | #1,452 | 459 | #377 |
| 1982 | 86 | #1,418 | 534 | #348 |
| 1981 | 119 | #1,145 | 587 | #326 |
| 1980 | 117 | #1,152 | 680 | #298 |
| 1979 | 110 | #1,193 | 609 | #316 |
| 1978 | 84 | #1,388 | 462 | #359 |
| 1977 | 53 | #1,882 | 338 | #431 |
| 1976 | 54 | #1,751 | 327 | #428 |
| 1975 | 34 | #2,367 | 342 | #420 |
| 1974 | 36 | #2,221 | 291 | #470 |
| 1973 | 44 | #1,889 | 279 | #468 |
| 1972 | 41 | #1,977 | 304 | #451 |
| 1971 | 47 | #1,859 | 350 | #437 |
| 1970 | 72 | #1,438 | 357 | #430 |
| 1969 | 36 | #2,110 | 301 | #449 |
| 1968 | 37 | #1,982 | 302 | #437 |
| 1967 | 20 | #2,797 | 273 | #456 |
| 1966 | 30 | #2,152 | 301 | #441 |
| 1965 | 19 | #2,854 | 320 | #432 |
| 1964 | 29 | #2,256 | 334 | #437 |
| 1963 | 27 | #2,315 | 359 | #425 |
| 1962 | 31 | #2,123 | 354 | #424 |
| 1961 | 21 | #2,688 | 341 | #430 |
| 1960 | 44 | #1,700 | 351 | #429 |
| 1959 | 32 | #1,992 | 370 | #413 |
| 1958 | 32 | #1,947 | 366 | #408 |
| 1957 | 31 | #1,960 | 368 | #407 |
| 1956 | 29 | #2,009 | 411 | #364 |
| 1955 | 38 | #1,672 | 418 | #352 |
| 1954 | 48 | #1,445 | 405 | #357 |
| 1953 | 52 | #1,347 | 455 | #329 |
| 1952 | 47 | #1,422 | 422 | #337 |
| 1951 | 43 | #1,436 | 435 | #330 |
| 1950 | 22 | #2,064 | 414 | #331 |
| 1949 | 25 | #1,924 | 369 | #351 |
| 1948 | 33 | #1,626 | 435 | #320 |
| 1947 | 30 | #1,765 | 433 | #330 |
| 1946 | 36 | #1,467 | 382 | #331 |
| 1945 | 32 | #1,423 | 381 | #304 |
| 1944 | 34 | #1,385 | 416 | #291 |
| 1943 | 35 | #1,401 | 492 | #275 |
| 1942 | 45 | #1,184 | 480 | #273 |
| 1941 | 19 | #1,895 | 485 | #252 |
| 1940 | 22 | #1,701 | 485 | #247 |
| 1939 | 34 | #1,269 | 510 | #230 |
| 1938 | 38 | #1,187 | 552 | #219 |
| 1937 | 26 | #1,459 | 407 | #270 |
| 1936 | 25 | #1,486 | 361 | #283 |
| 1935 | 31 | #1,310 | 410 | #269 |
| 1934 | 21 | #1,659 | 403 | #270 |
| 1933 | 35 | #1,206 | 383 | #269 |
| 1932 | 33 | #1,271 | 418 | #269 |
| 1931 | 32 | #1,291 | 411 | #271 |
| 1930 | 37 | #1,237 | 382 | #291 |
| 1929 | 30 | #1,397 | 399 | #278 |
| 1928 | 37 | #1,256 | 375 | #292 |
| 1927 | 43 | #1,176 | 416 | #276 |
| 1926 | 34 | #1,363 | 426 | #276 |
| 1925 | 42 | #1,198 | 370 | #298 |
| 1924 | 45 | #1,172 | 328 | #319 |
| 1923 | 45 | #1,147 | 352 | #299 |
| 1922 | 34 | #1,376 | 380 | #289 |
| 1921 | 35 | #1,346 | 372 | #292 |
| 1920 | 31 | #1,449 | 350 | #306 |
| 1919 | 27 | #1,534 | 301 | #323 |
| 1918 | 35 | #1,283 | 330 | #306 |
| 1917 | 26 | #1,480 | 265 | #337 |
| 1916 | 38 | #1,148 | 255 | #334 |
| 1915 | 30 | #1,293 | 266 | #319 |
| 1914 | 28 | #1,157 | 183 | #345 |
| 1913 | 16 | #1,479 | 126 | #374 |
| 1912 | 24 | #1,060 | 135 | #319 |
| 1911 | 19 | #1,011 | 51 | #399 |
| 1910 | 20 | #978 | 59 | #322 |
| 1909 | 11 | #1,309 | 58 | #300 |
| 1908 | 14 | #1,099 | 48 | #319 |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,675 | 49 | #305 |
| 1906 | 8 | #1,446 | 41 | #321 |
| 1905 | 12 | #1,105 | 40 | #317 |
| 1904 | 9 | #1,285 | 38 | #323 |
| 1903 | 9 | #1,228 | 39 | #300 |
| 1902 | — | — | 31 | #356 |
| 1901 | — | — | 29 | #337 |
| 1900 | 9 | #1,343 | 40 | #344 |
| 1899 | 6 | #1,445 | 25 | #364 |
| 1898 | — | — | 28 | #364 |
| 1897 | — | — | 36 | #307 |
| 1896 | 7 | #1,318 | 29 | #357 |
| 1895 | — | — | 33 | #319 |
| 1894 | 6 | #1,387 | 25 | #369 |
| 1893 | — | — | 26 | #351 |
| 1892 | 9 | #1,025 | 30 | #342 |
| 1891 | — | — | 33 | #283 |
| 1890 | — | — | 32 | #304 |
| 1889 | — | — | 33 | #295 |
| 1888 | — | — | 30 | #332 |
| 1887 | — | — | 16 | #425 |
| 1886 | — | — | 25 | #340 |
| 1885 | — | — | 20 | #402 |
| 1884 | — | — | 19 | #417 |
| 1883 | — | — | 19 | #406 |
| 1882 | — | — | 27 | #334 |
| 1881 | — | — | 25 | #325 |
| 1880 | — | — | 20 | #383 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).