Dallas

Dal-as

Place name, surnamed and Irish

"skilled"

Dallas Origin and Meaning

The name Dallas is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "skilled".

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.

Dallas Rank in US Top 1000

# 615 in the US

Popularity of the name Dallas

• 615 US 2023
• 1514 Nameberry 2025
• 349 Future 2028

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Famous People Named Dallas

• Dallas Lovato sister of actress/singer Demi Lovato
• Bryce Dallas Howard actress and daughter of actor/filmmaker Ron Howard

The name Dallas in Pop Culture

• Stella Dallas heroine of 1920 novel and 1937 movie
• "Dallas " song by Alan Jackson
• Dallas Royce character on "Suburgatory"
• Dallas a city in Texas and 9th most populated in the U.S.
• Dallas prostitute love interest in John Ford's "Stagecoach" (1937)