Dallas

Unisex English #617 in 2023

Dallas is a unisex name of English origin.

Meaning of Dallas

# The Texas city was named after, vice president to Polk; family name is evolved from dalhous (13th c.), meaning "dweller at the house in the dale," from dale + house. # The Scottish place-name is from -, equivalent to + gwas.

Popularity of Dallas

Popularity, 1880–2023

1,866 births in 2023

1880 2023

83,287 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

2015

1,971 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.