Dallas Baby Names

Nameberry’s top baby names in Dallas are Maeve for girls and Silas for boys.

Dallas’s Number 1 girls’ name Maeve also ranks first in nine other cities, including New York City, Phoenix, and Miami. Maeve is Number 73 on the official US baby name popularity list. Silas also features at the top of the charts in Los Angeles and Boston.

Dallas has the most in common with Boston baby name. Both cities include Maeve, Eloise, Clara, Mae, Isla, and Elodie for girls. For boys Silas, August, Theodore, Soren, Finn, and Rowan rank in both Boston and Dallas.

Comparing Dallas's top baby names to the official list of popular Texas baby names, the only crossover is Ezra for boys.

Girl names that rank only on Dallas’s Top 10 and no other city's are the Scottish, nickname-style Maisie and classic Eleanor. For boys, the Biblical but contemporary feeling Asher is unique to Dallas's Top 10.

Dallas offers a lot of places, people, and themes to inspire baby names themed to the city. Here are some prime examples.

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