How Many People Are Named Dallas?
people named Dallas are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 4,897 people in the US has this name
Based on 87,085 babies named Dallas in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,971 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was originally taken from a Scottish place name meaning "meadow dwelling". A city in Texas bears this name, probably in honour of American Vice President George Mifflin Dallas.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Dallas, 20.8% were girls and 79.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Dallas rose from 0% in the 1880s to 24.9% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Dallas alive today is about 27 years old, and 62% are under 30. Half of them were between 9 and 38 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Dallas first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2015, to 1,971 babies. In 2025, 1,888 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Dallas has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #214, in 1995. In 2025 it ranked #238. Among girls, its best rank was #529, in 1994.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #238 | #687 |
| Best rank | #214 (1995) | #529 (1994) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #295 in the 2010s | #665 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Dallas alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Dallas were born in Texas than in any other state: about 5,322 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Dallas was given 2.9 times as often in West Virginia, 2.3 times in Kentucky and 2 times in Utah.
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