Dallas
22% girls · 78% boys
About Dallas
A laid-back cowboy name which feels both cool and gentle, Dallas has ranked in the US Top 500 since records began in 1880. Never super popular but surprisingly never out of style, Dallas is given to nearly 1400 boys in the US every year.
Dallas for boys#238 US
Although Dallas is often associated with the city in Texas, named for Vice President George M. Dallas, it's also: a Scottish place name with the meaning "meadow dwelling"; an English surname, meaning "valley house" and possibly an Irish name, meaning "skilled, assembly, council, or, blindness" depending on the translation.
Today, Dallas is a gender neutral option too, though it is still given to nearly three times as many boys as girls. Currently a Top 300 choice Dallas meets a number of recent name trends: fresh though well established, a last name that works easily as a first name, and complete with an outdoorsy, nature-inspired meaning.
Dallas for girls#687 US
A name with a bit of glamor but also cowgirl vibes, Dallas entered the US Top 1000 for girls in 1992. It fell out of style during noughties, but reappeared in 2012 when other gender neutral names like River, Sawyer, Rowan, and Blake were also climbing fast.
Perhaps most obviously associated with the city in Texas, Dallas is also a Scottish place name with the meaning "meadow dwelling"; an English surname, meaning "valley house" and possibly an Irish name, meaning "skilled, assembly, council, or, blindness" depending on the translation
Currently given to around 480 girls each year, Dallas does lean more masculine - not surprising perhaps, since it's been in the US Top 500 for boys since name records began in 1880. Given to nearly three times as many boys as girls, this still makes the name, statistically, a solidly unisex option.
Pronounced DAL-as.
As of November 2026, Dallas ranked #238 for boys and #687 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #214 for boys in 1995 and #529 for girls in 1994, Nameberry popularity #691 for girls.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #270 | 1,366 | #580 | 525 |
| 2015 | #255 | 1,420 | #562 | 551 |
| 2016 | #296 | 1,224 | #621 | 482 |
| 2017 | #260 | 1,401 | #580 | 522 |
| 2018 | #286 | 1,230 | #630 | 474 |
| 2019 | #283 | 1,235 | #598 | 508 |
| 2020 | #269 | 1,266 | #632 | 458 |
| 2021 | #270 | 1,286 | #636 | 465 |
| 2022 | #254 | 1,355 | #642 | 458 |
| 2023 | #252 | 1,382 | #617 | 484 |
| 2024 | #243 | 1,448 | #657 | 444 |
| 2025 | #238 | 1,475 | #687 | 413 |
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