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Dallas

Gender
Unisex
Say it
DAL-as
Origin
Scottish
UK rank, 2025
#1,337 for boys
US rank, 2025
#238 for boys

Dallas is a name of Scottish origin, meaning “meadow dwelling”. In 2025 it ranked 1,337th for boys in the UK (22 babies) and 238th for boys in the US (1,475 babies).

What does Dallas mean?

Scottish: Scottish place name and surname

“meadow dwelling”

From the village of Dallas in Moray; the city in Texas is often said to honour US Vice-President George M. Dallas.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Dallas a girl's or a boy's name?

In recent years, Dallas has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 13 girls and 22 boys in the UK and 413 girls and 1,475 boys in the US.

How popular is Dallas in the UK?

Rank in 2025
1,337th among boys
Babies in 2025
22 about 1 in 14,000 boys
Five-year trend
Rising up 25% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 22 boys in the UK were named Dallas, making it the 1,337th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,512th. 13 girls were also named Dallas in 2025 (2,206th for girls).

2025 had the most boys named Dallas of any year since it first appeared, in 1998.

Half of all the boys named Dallas in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 37% of the babies named Dallas in the UK were girls.

Among boys in 2025, it was 1,275th in England and Wales.

1998Busiest: 22 in 20252025
Dallas in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
202522#1,337
202410#2,328
202313#1,917
20227#2,922
202112#1,969
202017#1,512
201912#1,974
20187#2,823
20179#2,461
201614#1,804
201513#1,888
201413#1,834
20139#2,334
201214#1,765
20115#3,446
20108#2,534
20095#3,395
20086#2,906
20077#2,554
20066#2,645
200512#1,599
20045#2,691
20034#2,990
20024#2,751
20017#1,833
20007#1,775
19990–
19984#2,531

How popular is Dallas in the US?

Rank in 2025
238th among boys
Babies in 2025
1,475 about 1 in 1,200 boys
Five-year trend
Steady up 15% in five years
Same name in a class
1.2% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 1,475 boys in the US were named Dallas, making it the 238th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 269th. 413 girls were also named Dallas in 2025 (686th for girls).

It has been given to more boys each year for the last 7 years. 2025 had the most boys named Dallas of any year since the records began in 1880.

Half of all the boys named Dallas in the US since 1880 were born between 1955 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 22% of the babies named Dallas in the US were girls.

1880Busiest: 1,475 in 20252025
Dallas in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20251,475#238
20241,453#243
20231,383#252
20221,359#253
20211,287#270
20201,267#269
20191,235#283
20181,231#286
20171,401#260
20161,224#296
20151,420#255
20141,366#270
20131,168#301
2012984#321
2011962#326
20101,004#319
2009934#338
2008992#332
2007949#339
2006864#351
2005814#361
2004788#357
2003684#384
2002804#340
2001878#321
2000944#309
1999950#303
19981,007#286
19971,183#248
19961,290#234
19951,374#214
19941,304#222
19931,156#246
1992895#299
1991693#350
1990591#391
1989590#380
1988591#351
1987562#348
1986537#351
1985562#339
1984551#338
1983459#377
1982534#348
1981587#326
1980680#298
1979609#316
1978462#359
1977338#431
1976327#428
1975342#420
1974291#470
1973279#467
1972304#451
1971350#436
1970357#430
1969301#449
1968302#437
1967273#456
1966301#441
1965320#432
1964334#437
1963359#425
1962354#424
1961341#430
1960351#429
1959370#413
1958366#407
1957368#405
1956411#363
1955418#351
1954405#355
1953455#328
1952422#336
1951435#329
1950414#331
1949369#351
1948435#320
1947433#330
1946382#331
1945381#304
1944416#291
1943492#275
1942480#273
1941485#252
1940485#247
1939510#230
1938552#219
1937407#270
1936361#282
1935410#269
1934403#270
1933383#269
1932418#269
1931411#271
1930382#291
1929399#278
1928375#292
1927416#276
1926426#276
1925370#298
1924328#319
1923352#299
1922380#289
1921372#292
1920350#305
1919301#323
1918330#306
1917265#337
1916255#334
1915266#319
1914183#345
1913126#374
1912135#319
191151#399
191059#321
190958#299
190848#316
190749#304
190641#321
190540#316
190438#322
190339#300
190231#355
190129#334
190040#343
189925#362
189828#364
189736#306
189629#357
189533#316
189425#367
189326#349
189230#341
189133#283
189032#302
188933#294
188830#330
188716#420
188625#336
188520#399
188419#416
188319#402
188227#332
188125#324
188020#381

Names like Dallas

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Lucas, Noah, Logan, Sonny, Roman, Austin, Elias, Isaac, Douglas, Levi, Myles, Maxwell

Other spellings of Dallas

Dallis

Names related to Dallas

Dalaysia, Dalis, Dallys

More Scottish names

Isla, Finley, Arabella, Cameron, Bonnie, Paisley, Brody, Carson, Brodie, Finlay, Blair, Lennox, Skye, Knox, Lochlan, Reid

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Dallas: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dallas, updated 20 October 2026.