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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201990peak #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 1990

  • 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: #358 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,257 boysWAIdaho: #176 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 977 boysIDMontana: #178 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 939 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dallas, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #176 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,442 boysMNIllinois: #563 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 6,373 boysILWisconsin: #255 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,561 boysWIMichigan: #378 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 3,737 boysMINew York: #986 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 15,427 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Dallas, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Dallas, so not publishedRIOregon: #211 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,444 boysORNevada: 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: #145 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 926 boysIAIndiana: #306 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,894 boysINOhio: #281 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 2,850 boysOHPennsylvania: #438 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 5,877 boysPANew Jersey: #497 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,085 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Dallas, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #562 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 6,597 boysCAUtah: #123 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 641 boysUTColorado: #461 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,887 boysCONebraska: #208 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,559 boysNEMissouri: #268 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,373 boysMOKentucky: #219 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,908 boysKYWest Virginia: #199 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,753 boysWVVirginia: #276 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,168 boysVAMaryland: #397 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,148 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Dallas, so not publishedDEArizona: #227 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,338 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Dallas, so not publishedNMKansas: #147 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 846 boysKSArkansas: #237 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,549 boysARTennessee: #285 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,375 boysTNNorth Carolina: #342 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,970 boysNCSouth Carolina: #410 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,468 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Dallas, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #191 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,208 boysOKLouisiana: #340 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,232 boysLAMississippi: #387 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,859 boysMSAlabama: #307 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,465 boysALGeorgia: #312 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,389 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Dallas, so not publishedHITexas: #436 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 3,831 boysTXFlorida: #384 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 3,162 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#123 · 1 in 641
  2. Iowa#145 · 1 in 926
  3. Kansas#147 · 1 in 846
  4. Idaho#176 · 1 in 977
  5. Minnesota#176 · 1 in 1,442

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#123261 in 641
Iowa#145201 in 926
Kansas#147201 in 846
Idaho#17671 in 977
Minnesota#176221 in 1,442
Montana#17851 in 939
Oklahoma#191171 in 1,208
West Virginia#19961 in 1,753
Nebraska#20871 in 1,559
Oregon#211141 in 1,444
Kentucky#219131 in 1,908
Arizona#227231 in 1,338
Arkansas#237101 in 1,549
Wisconsin#255131 in 2,561
Missouri#268161 in 2,373
Virginia#276201 in 2,168
Ohio#281281 in 2,850
Tennessee#285151 in 2,375
Indiana#306141 in 2,894
Alabama#307111 in 2,465
Georgia#312211 in 2,389
Louisiana#340141 in 2,232
North Carolina#342161 in 2,970
Washington#358111 in 3,257
Michigan#378191 in 3,737
Florida#384291 in 3,162
Mississippi#38761 in 2,859
Maryland#39781 in 4,148
South Carolina#41071 in 3,468
Texas#436401 in 3,831
Pennsylvania#438141 in 5,877
Colorado#46151 in 4,887
New Jersey#49791 in 6,085
California#562441 in 6,597
Illinois#563141 in 6,373
New York#98691 in 15,427
Alaska———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Maine———
Massachusetts———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

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 1990

girls
#1,468
106 births · 1 in 17,911 girls
boys
#392
591 births · 1 in 3,476 boys

Top girls' names in 1990

  1. #1Jessica46,486
  2. #2Ashley45,561
  3. #3Brittany36,536
  4. #4Amanda34,413
  5. #5Samantha25,868
  6. #6Sarah25,824
  7. #7Stephanie24,864
  8. #8Jennifer22,236
  9. #9Elizabeth20,750
  10. #10Lauren20,506
  11. #1,468Dallas106

Top boys' names in 1990

  1. #1Michael65,321
  2. #2Christopher52,362
  3. #3Matthew44,826
  4. #4Joshua43,237
  5. #5Daniel33,830
  6. #6David33,748
  7. #7Andrew33,673
  8. #8James32,359
  9. #9Justin30,649
  10. #10Joseph30,137
  11. #392Dallas591
More about 1990

girls

1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 17,911 of them was named Dallas, which outranked 90.4% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dallas
  1. #1,456Rosalyn107
  2. #1,456Tesla107
  3. #1,456Tonisha107
  4. #1,468Dallas106
  5. #1,468Anika106
  6. #1,468Bethanie106
  7. #1,468Greta106
  8. #1,479Allegra105
  9. #1,479Alyshia105
  10. #1,479Ami105

Tied with 10 names at #1,468; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,592Alannah#6,531 → #939
  2. ↑ 1,178Symone#1,998 → #820
  3. ↑ 869Shelbi#1,750 → #881
  4. ↑ 831Latifah#1,532 → #701
  5. ↑ 828Skyler#1,564 → #736
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,554Elizabet#524 → #3,078
  2. ↓ 1,572Katherin#717 → #2,289
  3. ↓ 652Stephani#390 → #1,042
  4. ↓ 504Ashanti#893 → #1,397
  5. ↓ 416Audrianna#759 → #1,175

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

boys

2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 3,476 of them was named Dallas, which outranked 95.9% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dallas
  1. #389Infant596
  2. #390Leon594
  3. #391Keenan592
  4. #392Dallas591
  5. #393Dominick590
  6. #394Noel588
  7. #395Guillermo587
Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,636Tevin#4,017 → #381
  2. ↑ 3,283Keenen#4,271 → #988
  3. ↑ 1,325Male#2,027 → #702
  4. ↑ 1,032Denzel#1,476 → #444
  5. ↑ 598Kevon#1,476 → #878
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,130Kiara#956 → #2,086
  2. ↓ 916Rachel#993 → #1,909
  3. ↓ 855Nicole#985 → #1,840
  4. ↓ 746Tiffany#956 → #1,702
  5. ↓ 681Sarah#819 → #1,500

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

See the top 100 for 1990 →