About the name Dallas
Dallas is a boy name, meaning “dweller at the house in the dale,”.
It has a classic feel. In 2025, Dallas ranked #238 for boys in the US, with 1,475 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 2025. Since 2000, 76% of US babies named Dallas were boys.
Etymology
Meaning “dweller at the house in the dale,”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Dallas”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #238
- In 2015
- #255
- Babies in 2025
- 1,475
Popularity of Dallas, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
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