Dallas

#686 for girls in 2025, 413 births · #238 for boys in 2025, 1,475 births
Given to boys 81.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
#214
1995 · 1,374 births
Debut · boys
1880
20 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
71,203
since 1880

Dallas over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #528, 1994peak #214, 1995girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#686413#2381,475
2024#657446#2431,453
2023#617484#2521,383
2022#642458#2531,359
2021#635466#2701,287
2020#632459#2691,267
2019#598508#2831,235
2018#630474#2861,231
2017#578522#2601,401
2016#619482#2961,224
2015#562551#2551,420
2014#580525#2701,366
2013#612459#3011,168
2012#904289#321984
2011#1,045236#326962
2010#1,115221#3191,004
2009#1,180213#338934
2008#1,265197#332992
2007#1,244199#339949
2006#1,173207#351864
2005#1,262178#361814
2004#1,191188#357788
2003#1,154187#384684
2002#1,034209#340804
2001#1,032209#321878
2000#901243#309944
1999#897236#303950
1998#754286#2861,007
1997#646343#2481,183
1996#535438#2341,290
1995#533447#2141,374
1994#528467#2221,304
1993#532450#2461,156
1992#642351#299895
1991#1,505103#350693
1990#1,468106#392591
1989#1,373110#380590
1988#1,217123#351591
1987#1,37199#348562
1986#1,40591#351537
1985#1,45885#339562
1984#1,190110#338551
1983#1,44780#377459
1982#1,41786#348534
1981#1,145119#326587
1980#1,152117#298680
1979#1,193110#316609
1978#1,38684#359462
1977#1,87753#431338
1976#1,74754#428327
1975#2,35734#420342
1974#2,21336#470291
1973#1,88544#467279
1972#1,97541#451304
1971#1,85747#436350
1970#1,43072#430357
1969#2,10236#449301
1968#1,97537#437302
1967#2,78120#456273
1966#2,14730#441301
1965#2,83319#432320
1964#2,24629#437334
1963#2,30627#425359
1962#2,11331#424354
1961#2,67321#430341
1960#1,69544#429351
1959#1,98532#413370
1958#1,93932#407366
1957#1,95731#406368
1956#2,00529#364411
1955#1,66738#352418
1954#1,44448#356405
1953#1,34452#329455
1952#1,42047#337422
1951#1,43443#330435
1950#2,05322#331414
1949#1,91725#351369
1948#1,62133#320435
1947#1,75230#330433
1946#1,46736#331382
1945#1,41832#304381
1944#1,38134#291416
1943#1,39535#275492
1942#1,18045#273480
1941#1,88219#252485
1940#1,68222#247485
1939#1,26534#230510
1938#1,18238#219552
1937#1,45126#270407
1936#1,48025#282361
1935#1,30731#269410
1934#1,65121#270403
1933#1,19735#269383
1932#1,26833#269418
1931#1,28732#271411
1930#1,23237#291382
1929#1,39330#278399
1928#1,25437#292375
1927#1,17243#276416
1926#1,35734#276426
1925#1,19642#298370
1924#1,17045#319328
1923#1,14245#299352
1922#1,36634#289380
1921#1,34135#292372
1920#1,43931#305350
1919#1,52727#323301
1918#1,27735#306330
1917#1,47026#337265
1916#1,14738#334255
1915#1,28530#319266
1914#1,14728#345183
1913#1,46516#374126
1912#1,05524#319135
1911#1,00719#39951
1910#97020#32159
1909#1,29011#29958
1908#1,08414#31648
1907#1,6397#30449
1906#1,4168#32141
1905#1,09312#31640
1904#1,2519#32238
1903#1,2049#30039
1902—#35531
1901—#33429
1900#1,3199#34340
1899#1,3946#36225
1898—#36428
1897—#30636
1896#1,2927#35729
1895—#31633
1894#1,3536#36725
1893—#34926
1892#1,0179#34130
1891—#28333
1890—#30232
1889—#29433
1888—#33030
1887—#42016
1886—#33625
1885—#39920
1884—#41619
1883—#40219
1882—#33227
1881—#32425
1880—#38120
First appearance
1880

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 1976

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Dallas, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Dallas, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Dallas, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Dallas, so not publishedNHWashington: #344 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,450 boysWAIdaho: #215 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,442 boysIDMontana: #130 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 728 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dallas, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #200 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,252 boysMNIllinois: #653 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 9,802 boysILWisconsin: #357 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,122 boysWIMichigan: #382 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,701 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Dallas, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Dallas, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Dallas, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Dallas, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Dallas, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Dallas, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dallas, so not publishedSDIowa: #277 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,263 boysIAIndiana: #406 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,450 boysINOhio: #402 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 6,240 boysOHPennsylvania: #512 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 10,221 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Dallas, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Dallas, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #646 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 9,334 boysCAUtah: #150 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,024 boysUTColorado: #281 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,348 boysCONebraska: #156 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,197 boysNEMissouri: #329 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,667 boysMOKentucky: #222 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,902 boysKYWest Virginia: #202 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,888 boysWVVirginia: #409 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,085 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Dallas, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Dallas, so not publishedDEArizona: #273 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,785 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Dallas, so not publishedNMKansas: #260 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,167 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Dallas, so not publishedARTennessee: #307 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,308 boysTNNorth Carolina: #288 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,416 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Dallas, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Dallas, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #286 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,388 boysOKLouisiana: #574 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,079 boysLAMississippi: #297 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,006 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Dallas, so not publishedALGeorgia: #440 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,452 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Dallas, so not publishedHITexas: #398 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 3,260 boysTXFlorida: #453 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,719 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Montana#130 · 1 in 728
  2. Utah#150 · 1 in 1,024
  3. Nebraska#156 · 1 in 1,197
  4. Minnesota#200 · 1 in 2,252
  5. West Virginia#202 · 1 in 1,888

Best ever in a state: #31 in Mississippi, 2022.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#13071 in 728
Utah#150161 in 1,024
Nebraska#15691 in 1,197
Minnesota#200121 in 2,252
West Virginia#20271 in 1,888
Idaho#21551 in 1,442
Kentucky#222141 in 1,902
Kansas#26071 in 2,167
Arizona#273101 in 1,785
Iowa#27761 in 3,263
Colorado#28181 in 2,348
Oklahoma#28681 in 2,388
North Carolina#288151 in 2,416
Mississippi#29791 in 2,006
Tennessee#30791 in 3,308
Missouri#32991 in 3,667
Washington#34471 in 3,450
Wisconsin#35761 in 5,122
Michigan#382131 in 4,701
Texas#398331 in 3,260
Ohio#402121 in 6,240
Indiana#40671 in 5,450
Virginia#40961 in 5,085
Georgia#44081 in 4,452
Florida#453101 in 4,719
Pennsylvania#51271 in 10,221
Louisiana#57451 in 6,079
California#646171 in 9,334
Illinois#65381 in 9,802
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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
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
115 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1995 at #214 (1,374 births)
  • Births halved by 2003, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,158
  • 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
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 16.8% of all boys named Dallas (11,995) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s234#294 (1889)#363
1890s297#283 (1891)#335
1900s413#299 (1909)#321
1910s1,971#306 (1918)#338
1920s3,768#276 (1926)#292
1930s4,237#219 (1938)#264
1940s4,358#247 (1940)#297
1950s4,064#329 (1953)#363
1960s3,236#424 (1962)#436
1970s3,659#316 (1979)#421
1980s5,653#298 (1980)#346
1990s10,443#214 (1995)#279
2000s8,651#309 (2000)#343
2010s11,995#255 (2015)#292
2020s8,224#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 1976

girls
#1,747
54 births · 1 in 27,131 girls
boys
#428
327 births · 1 in 4,798 boys

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #1,747Dallas54

Top boys' names in 1976

  1. #1Michael66,915
  2. #2Jason52,643
  3. #3Christopher45,190
  4. #4David39,265
  5. #5James38,294
  6. #6John33,976
  7. #7Robert33,789
  8. #8Brian30,517
  9. #9Matthew29,951
  10. #10Daniel24,702
  11. #428Dallas327
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 27,131 of them was named Dallas, which outranked 84.0% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dallas
  1. #1,729Renata55
  2. #1,729Tonisha55
  3. #1,729Violeta55
  4. #1,747Dallas54
  5. #1,747Allegra54
  6. #1,747Asha54
  7. #1,747Brea54
  8. #1,775Anglea53
  9. #1,775Annabel53
  10. #1,775Apryl53

Tied with 27 names at #1,747; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,548Rhiannon#4,141 → #593
  2. ↑ 3,533Mackenzie#4,370 → #837
  3. ↑ 3,060Khalilah#3,774 → #714
  4. ↑ 1,663Kenisha#2,612 → #949
  5. ↑ 1,455Latoria#2,411 → #956
Fallers
  1. ↓ 821Nyree#926 → #1,747
  2. ↓ 668Syreeta#778 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 505Cher#994 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 398Kandice#957 → #1,355
  5. ↓ 370Racquel#973 → #1,343

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 4,798 of them was named Dallas, which outranked 93.4% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dallas
  1. #424Rogelio337
  2. #426Stacey335
  3. #426Ty335
  4. #428Dallas327
  5. #428Harvey327
  6. #430Cary325
  7. #431Otis324
  8. #432Colby320

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,506Seneca#4,309 → #803
  2. ↑ 1,165Jameel#2,134 → #969
  3. ↑ 712Delvin#1,658 → #946
  4. ↑ 567Jerimy#1,530 → #963
  5. ↑ 510Jamaal#1,042 → #532
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,113Santino#1,000 → #2,113
  2. ↓ 511Carnell#900 → #1,411
  3. ↓ 453Nakia#337 → #790
  4. ↓ 395Charlton#938 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 376Benjiman#970 → #1,346

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1976 →