Dallas
Dallas is a surname of Scottish and English origin, as well as a given name. When of Scottish origin the name is a habitational name, derived from Dallas near Forres. This place-name is likely derived from the British dol "meadow" + gwas "dwelling". This name also appears in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Dallas
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dallas is a surname of Scottish and English origin, as well as a given name. When of Scottish origin the name is a habitational name, derived from Dallas near Forres. This place-name is likely derived from the British dol "meadow" + gwas "dwelling". This name also appears in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Dallas
As a girl name
American parents first put Dallas on the record books as a girl name in 1892, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 551 Dallass were born — ranking #562 that year. About 26% of every Dallas on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Dallas ranks #649 for girls with 455 births, gradually falling (-5%). All told, over 16K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Dallas as a boy name dates back to 1880, when 20 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 1,479 newborns named Dallas — #239 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Dallas ranks #239 for boys with 1,479 births, gradually rising (+11%). All told, over 73K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Dallas
Dallas is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 73K births in the dataset. Dallas's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #214. Use the chart and map above to compare Dallas's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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