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Dallas

Meaning: Meadow dwelling
Origin: Scottish place name

Meaning: Dweller at the house in the valley
Origin: English surname — The source of the name of Dallas, Texas

Girl's name · #687 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

25% girls · 75% boys — About 75% of babies named Dallas in recent years have been boys. Dallas →

Popularity over time

Dallas reached its best rank, #529, in 1994 and ranked #687 in 2025. About 16,000 girls have carried it since 1892.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 32 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#718 in Ireland (2025) · #780 in Scotland (2025) · #1,315 in Canada (2025) · #2,605 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,300 in Sweden (2023) · #6,319 in Ecuador (2021) · #388 in New Zealand (1999).

Famous Dallases

Dallas Brodie — Canadian politician (born 1962)
Dallas Reid — American voice actor (born 1993)
Dallas Escobedo — American softball player and coach (born 1992)
Dallas Abbott — American research scientist (born 1963)

In stories & tradition

Dallas Riordan — Marvel Comics

What Dallases become

Among 221 notable people named Dallas:

Entertainers appear 1.58× more often than among typical names — e.g. Dallas Anderson, British actress (1874–1934).

Similar names: Fallon · Dalia · Kenna · Drew · Lennox · Dylan

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