Dallas
#686 for girls in 2025, 413 births · #238 for boys in 2025, 1,475 births
Given to boys 81.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1995 · 1,374 births
- Debut · boys
- 20 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 71,203since 1880
Dallas over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #686 | 413 | #238 | 1,475 |
| 2024 | #657 | 446 | #243 | 1,453 |
| 2023 | #617 | 484 | #252 | 1,383 |
| 2022 | #642 | 458 | #253 | 1,359 |
| 2021 | #635 | 466 | #270 | 1,287 |
| 2020 | #632 | 459 | #269 | 1,267 |
| 2019 | #598 | 508 | #283 | 1,235 |
| 2018 | #630 | 474 | #286 | 1,231 |
| 2017 | #578 | 522 | #260 | 1,401 |
| 2016 | #619 | 482 | #296 | 1,224 |
| 2015 | #562 | 551 | #255 | 1,420 |
| 2014 | #580 | 525 | #270 | 1,366 |
| 2013 | #612 | 459 | #301 | 1,168 |
| 2012 | #904 | 289 | #321 | 984 |
| 2011 | #1,045 | 236 | #326 | 962 |
| 2010 | #1,115 | 221 | #319 | 1,004 |
| 2009 | #1,180 | 213 | #338 | 934 |
| 2008 | #1,265 | 197 | #332 | 992 |
| 2007 | #1,244 | 199 | #339 | 949 |
| 2006 | #1,173 | 207 | #351 | 864 |
| 2005 | #1,262 | 178 | #361 | 814 |
| 2004 | #1,191 | 188 | #357 | 788 |
| 2003 | #1,154 | 187 | #384 | 684 |
| 2002 | #1,034 | 209 | #340 | 804 |
| 2001 | #1,032 | 209 | #321 | 878 |
| 2000 | #901 | 243 | #309 | 944 |
| 1999 | #897 | 236 | #303 | 950 |
| 1998 | #754 | 286 | #286 | 1,007 |
| 1997 | #646 | 343 | #248 | 1,183 |
| 1996 | #535 | 438 | #234 | 1,290 |
| 1995 | #533 | 447 | #214 | 1,374 |
| 1994 | #528 | 467 | #222 | 1,304 |
| 1993 | #532 | 450 | #246 | 1,156 |
| 1992 | #642 | 351 | #299 | 895 |
| 1991 | #1,505 | 103 | #350 | 693 |
| 1990 | #1,468 | 106 | #392 | 591 |
| 1989 | #1,373 | 110 | #380 | 590 |
| 1988 | #1,217 | 123 | #351 | 591 |
| 1987 | #1,371 | 99 | #348 | 562 |
| 1986 | #1,405 | 91 | #351 | 537 |
| 1985 | #1,458 | 85 | #339 | 562 |
| 1984 | #1,190 | 110 | #338 | 551 |
| 1983 | #1,447 | 80 | #377 | 459 |
| 1982 | #1,417 | 86 | #348 | 534 |
| 1981 | #1,145 | 119 | #326 | 587 |
| 1980 | #1,152 | 117 | #298 | 680 |
| 1979 | #1,193 | 110 | #316 | 609 |
| 1978 | #1,386 | 84 | #359 | 462 |
| 1977 | #1,877 | 53 | #431 | 338 |
| 1976 | #1,747 | 54 | #428 | 327 |
| 1975 | #2,357 | 34 | #420 | 342 |
| 1974 | #2,213 | 36 | #470 | 291 |
| 1973 | #1,885 | 44 | #467 | 279 |
| 1972 | #1,975 | 41 | #451 | 304 |
| 1971 | #1,857 | 47 | #436 | 350 |
| 1970 | #1,430 | 72 | #430 | 357 |
| 1969 | #2,102 | 36 | #449 | 301 |
| 1968 | #1,975 | 37 | #437 | 302 |
| 1967 | #2,781 | 20 | #456 | 273 |
| 1966 | #2,147 | 30 | #441 | 301 |
| 1965 | #2,833 | 19 | #432 | 320 |
| 1964 | #2,246 | 29 | #437 | 334 |
| 1963 | #2,306 | 27 | #425 | 359 |
| 1962 | #2,113 | 31 | #424 | 354 |
| 1961 | #2,673 | 21 | #430 | 341 |
| 1960 | #1,695 | 44 | #429 | 351 |
| 1959 | #1,985 | 32 | #413 | 370 |
| 1958 | #1,939 | 32 | #407 | 366 |
| 1957 | #1,957 | 31 | #406 | 368 |
| 1956 | #2,005 | 29 | #364 | 411 |
| 1955 | #1,667 | 38 | #352 | 418 |
| 1954 | #1,444 | 48 | #356 | 405 |
| 1953 | #1,344 | 52 | #329 | 455 |
| 1952 | #1,420 | 47 | #337 | 422 |
| 1951 | #1,434 | 43 | #330 | 435 |
| 1950 | #2,053 | 22 | #331 | 414 |
| 1949 | #1,917 | 25 | #351 | 369 |
| 1948 | #1,621 | 33 | #320 | 435 |
| 1947 | #1,752 | 30 | #330 | 433 |
| 1946 | #1,467 | 36 | #331 | 382 |
| 1945 | #1,418 | 32 | #304 | 381 |
| 1944 | #1,381 | 34 | #291 | 416 |
| 1943 | #1,395 | 35 | #275 | 492 |
| 1942 | #1,180 | 45 | #273 | 480 |
| 1941 | #1,882 | 19 | #252 | 485 |
| 1940 | #1,682 | 22 | #247 | 485 |
| 1939 | #1,265 | 34 | #230 | 510 |
| 1938 | #1,182 | 38 | #219 | 552 |
| 1937 | #1,451 | 26 | #270 | 407 |
| 1936 | #1,480 | 25 | #282 | 361 |
| 1935 | #1,307 | 31 | #269 | 410 |
| 1934 | #1,651 | 21 | #270 | 403 |
| 1933 | #1,197 | 35 | #269 | 383 |
| 1932 | #1,268 | 33 | #269 | 418 |
| 1931 | #1,287 | 32 | #271 | 411 |
| 1930 | #1,232 | 37 | #291 | 382 |
| 1929 | #1,393 | 30 | #278 | 399 |
| 1928 | #1,254 | 37 | #292 | 375 |
| 1927 | #1,172 | 43 | #276 | 416 |
| 1926 | #1,357 | 34 | #276 | 426 |
| 1925 | #1,196 | 42 | #298 | 370 |
| 1924 | #1,170 | 45 | #319 | 328 |
| 1923 | #1,142 | 45 | #299 | 352 |
| 1922 | #1,366 | 34 | #289 | 380 |
| 1921 | #1,341 | 35 | #292 | 372 |
| 1920 | #1,439 | 31 | #305 | 350 |
| 1919 | #1,527 | 27 | #323 | 301 |
| 1918 | #1,277 | 35 | #306 | 330 |
| 1917 | #1,470 | 26 | #337 | 265 |
| 1916 | #1,147 | 38 | #334 | 255 |
| 1915 | #1,285 | 30 | #319 | 266 |
| 1914 | #1,147 | 28 | #345 | 183 |
| 1913 | #1,465 | 16 | #374 | 126 |
| 1912 | #1,055 | 24 | #319 | 135 |
| 1911 | #1,007 | 19 | #399 | 51 |
| 1910 | #970 | 20 | #321 | 59 |
| 1909 | #1,290 | 11 | #299 | 58 |
| 1908 | #1,084 | 14 | #316 | 48 |
| 1907 | #1,639 | 7 | #304 | 49 |
| 1906 | #1,416 | 8 | #321 | 41 |
| 1905 | #1,093 | 12 | #316 | 40 |
| 1904 | #1,251 | 9 | #322 | 38 |
| 1903 | #1,204 | 9 | #300 | 39 |
| 1902 | — | #355 | 31 | |
| 1901 | — | #334 | 29 | |
| 1900 | #1,319 | 9 | #343 | 40 |
| 1899 | #1,394 | 6 | #362 | 25 |
| 1898 | — | #364 | 28 | |
| 1897 | — | #306 | 36 | |
| 1896 | #1,292 | 7 | #357 | 29 |
| 1895 | — | #316 | 33 | |
| 1894 | #1,353 | 6 | #367 | 25 |
| 1893 | — | #349 | 26 | |
| 1892 | #1,017 | 9 | #341 | 30 |
| 1891 | — | #283 | 33 | |
| 1890 | — | #302 | 32 | |
| 1889 | — | #294 | 33 | |
| 1888 | — | #330 | 30 | |
| 1887 | — | #420 | 16 | |
| 1886 | — | #336 | 25 | |
| 1885 | — | #399 | 20 | |
| 1884 | — | #416 | 19 | |
| 1883 | — | #402 | 19 | |
| 1882 | — | #332 | 27 | |
| 1881 | — | #324 | 25 | |
| 1880 | — | #381 | 20 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Dallas was already there! It came in at #381, and was given to 20 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1887, when fewer than 17 boys a year got the name.
Where Dallas is popular in 1941
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- West Virginia#88 · 1 in 441
- Virginia#122 · 1 in 677
- Utah#138 · 1 in 648
- Kentucky#138 · 1 in 813
- Nebraska#143 · 1 in 832
Best ever in a state: #31 in Mississippi, 2022.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #88 | 45 | 1 in 441 |
| Virginia | #122 | 38 | 1 in 677 |
| Kentucky | #138 | 35 | 1 in 813 |
| Utah | #138 | 9 | 1 in 648 |
| Nebraska | #143 | 12 | 1 in 832 |
| Montana | #144 | 6 | 1 in 794 |
| Iowa | #156 | 20 | 1 in 1,079 |
| North Carolina | #166 | 39 | 1 in 992 |
| Ohio | #170 | 37 | 1 in 1,607 |
| Indiana | #177 | 19 | 1 in 1,584 |
| Tennessee | #180 | 23 | 1 in 1,288 |
| Minnesota | #193 | 13 | 1 in 1,898 |
| Missouri | #194 | 20 | 1 in 1,551 |
| Washington | #202 | 8 | 1 in 1,719 |
| Maryland | #224 | 6 | 1 in 2,530 |
| Oklahoma | #229 | 12 | 1 in 1,811 |
| Colorado | #233 | 5 | 1 in 1,951 |
| Alabama | #234 | 15 | 1 in 1,962 |
| Louisiana | #245 | 15 | 1 in 1,624 |
| Kansas | #254 | 5 | 1 in 2,713 |
| Arkansas | #257 | 9 | 1 in 2,197 |
| Florida | #265 | 8 | 1 in 2,076 |
| Michigan | #269 | 13 | 1 in 3,836 |
| Illinois | #287 | 16 | 1 in 3,995 |
| Pennsylvania | #332 | 11 | 1 in 7,367 |
| South Carolina | #353 | 5 | 1 in 4,344 |
| Mississippi | #379 | 5 | 1 in 4,424 |
| Georgia | #406 | 6 | 1 in 5,402 |
| California | #429 | 8 | 1 in 7,321 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Dallas
- 5 spots since 2024 (#243 → #238)
- 31 spots since 2020 (#269 → #238)
- 17 spots since 2015 (#255 → #238)
- Biggest jump: 90 spots in 1888 (#420 → #330)
- Biggest drop: 84 spots in 1887 (#336 → #420)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1995 at #214 (1,374 births)
- Births halved by 2003, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,158 boys born in 2025 were named Dallas (0.09%)
- Its best rank, #214 in 1995, was only 1 in 1,386 (0.07%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 16.8% of all boys named Dallas (11,995) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 234 | #294 (1889) | #363 |
| 1890s | 297 | #283 (1891) | #335 |
| 1900s | 413 | #299 (1909) | #321 |
| 1910s | 1,971 | #306 (1918) | #338 |
| 1920s | 3,768 | #276 (1926) | #292 |
| 1930s | 4,237 | #219 (1938) | #264 |
| 1940s | 4,358 | #247 (1940) | #297 |
| 1950s | 4,064 | #329 (1953) | #363 |
| 1960s | 3,236 | #424 (1962) | #436 |
| 1970s | 3,659 | #316 (1979) | #421 |
| 1980s | 5,653 | #298 (1980) | #346 |
| 1990s | 10,443 | #214 (1995) | #279 |
| 2000s | 8,651 | #309 (2000) | #343 |
| 2010s | 11,995 | #255 (2015) | #292 |
| 2020s | 8,224 | #238 (2025) | #254 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Dallas in 1941
Top girls' names in 1941
Top boys' names in 1941
More about 1941
girls
1,208,119 girls got a published name in 1941; 1 in 63,585 of them was named Dallas, which outranked 63.0% of the 5,085 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,810Wallis20
- #1,810Wayne20
- #1,810Willodean20
- #1,882Dallas19
- #1,882Alfredia19
- #1,882America19
- #1,882Anthony19
- #1,954Alayne18
- #1,954Alethia18
- #1,954Ardyth18
Tied with 71 names at #1,882; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,228,318 boys got a published name in 1941; 1 in 2,533 of them was named Dallas, which outranked 93.7% of the 4,002 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.