Dallas
#686 for girls in 2025, 413 births · #238 for boys in 2025, 1,475 births
Given to boys 81.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1995 · 1,374 births
- Debut · boys
- 20 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 71,203since 1880
Dallas over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #686 | 413 | #238 | 1,475 |
| 2024 | #657 | 446 | #243 | 1,453 |
| 2023 | #617 | 484 | #252 | 1,383 |
| 2022 | #642 | 458 | #253 | 1,359 |
| 2021 | #635 | 466 | #270 | 1,287 |
| 2020 | #632 | 459 | #269 | 1,267 |
| 2019 | #598 | 508 | #283 | 1,235 |
| 2018 | #630 | 474 | #286 | 1,231 |
| 2017 | #578 | 522 | #260 | 1,401 |
| 2016 | #619 | 482 | #296 | 1,224 |
| 2015 | #562 | 551 | #255 | 1,420 |
| 2014 | #580 | 525 | #270 | 1,366 |
| 2013 | #612 | 459 | #301 | 1,168 |
| 2012 | #904 | 289 | #321 | 984 |
| 2011 | #1,045 | 236 | #326 | 962 |
| 2010 | #1,115 | 221 | #319 | 1,004 |
| 2009 | #1,180 | 213 | #338 | 934 |
| 2008 | #1,265 | 197 | #332 | 992 |
| 2007 | #1,244 | 199 | #339 | 949 |
| 2006 | #1,173 | 207 | #351 | 864 |
| 2005 | #1,262 | 178 | #361 | 814 |
| 2004 | #1,191 | 188 | #357 | 788 |
| 2003 | #1,154 | 187 | #384 | 684 |
| 2002 | #1,034 | 209 | #340 | 804 |
| 2001 | #1,032 | 209 | #321 | 878 |
| 2000 | #901 | 243 | #309 | 944 |
| 1999 | #897 | 236 | #303 | 950 |
| 1998 | #754 | 286 | #286 | 1,007 |
| 1997 | #646 | 343 | #248 | 1,183 |
| 1996 | #535 | 438 | #234 | 1,290 |
| 1995 | #533 | 447 | #214 | 1,374 |
| 1994 | #528 | 467 | #222 | 1,304 |
| 1993 | #532 | 450 | #246 | 1,156 |
| 1992 | #642 | 351 | #299 | 895 |
| 1991 | #1,505 | 103 | #350 | 693 |
| 1990 | #1,468 | 106 | #392 | 591 |
| 1989 | #1,373 | 110 | #380 | 590 |
| 1988 | #1,217 | 123 | #351 | 591 |
| 1987 | #1,371 | 99 | #348 | 562 |
| 1986 | #1,405 | 91 | #351 | 537 |
| 1985 | #1,458 | 85 | #339 | 562 |
| 1984 | #1,190 | 110 | #338 | 551 |
| 1983 | #1,447 | 80 | #377 | 459 |
| 1982 | #1,417 | 86 | #348 | 534 |
| 1981 | #1,145 | 119 | #326 | 587 |
| 1980 | #1,152 | 117 | #298 | 680 |
| 1979 | #1,193 | 110 | #316 | 609 |
| 1978 | #1,386 | 84 | #359 | 462 |
| 1977 | #1,877 | 53 | #431 | 338 |
| 1976 | #1,747 | 54 | #428 | 327 |
| 1975 | #2,357 | 34 | #420 | 342 |
| 1974 | #2,213 | 36 | #470 | 291 |
| 1973 | #1,885 | 44 | #467 | 279 |
| 1972 | #1,975 | 41 | #451 | 304 |
| 1971 | #1,857 | 47 | #436 | 350 |
| 1970 | #1,430 | 72 | #430 | 357 |
| 1969 | #2,102 | 36 | #449 | 301 |
| 1968 | #1,975 | 37 | #437 | 302 |
| 1967 | #2,781 | 20 | #456 | 273 |
| 1966 | #2,147 | 30 | #441 | 301 |
| 1965 | #2,833 | 19 | #432 | 320 |
| 1964 | #2,246 | 29 | #437 | 334 |
| 1963 | #2,306 | 27 | #425 | 359 |
| 1962 | #2,113 | 31 | #424 | 354 |
| 1961 | #2,673 | 21 | #430 | 341 |
| 1960 | #1,695 | 44 | #429 | 351 |
| 1959 | #1,985 | 32 | #413 | 370 |
| 1958 | #1,939 | 32 | #407 | 366 |
| 1957 | #1,957 | 31 | #406 | 368 |
| 1956 | #2,005 | 29 | #364 | 411 |
| 1955 | #1,667 | 38 | #352 | 418 |
| 1954 | #1,444 | 48 | #356 | 405 |
| 1953 | #1,344 | 52 | #329 | 455 |
| 1952 | #1,420 | 47 | #337 | 422 |
| 1951 | #1,434 | 43 | #330 | 435 |
| 1950 | #2,053 | 22 | #331 | 414 |
| 1949 | #1,917 | 25 | #351 | 369 |
| 1948 | #1,621 | 33 | #320 | 435 |
| 1947 | #1,752 | 30 | #330 | 433 |
| 1946 | #1,467 | 36 | #331 | 382 |
| 1945 | #1,418 | 32 | #304 | 381 |
| 1944 | #1,381 | 34 | #291 | 416 |
| 1943 | #1,395 | 35 | #275 | 492 |
| 1942 | #1,180 | 45 | #273 | 480 |
| 1941 | #1,882 | 19 | #252 | 485 |
| 1940 | #1,682 | 22 | #247 | 485 |
| 1939 | #1,265 | 34 | #230 | 510 |
| 1938 | #1,182 | 38 | #219 | 552 |
| 1937 | #1,451 | 26 | #270 | 407 |
| 1936 | #1,480 | 25 | #282 | 361 |
| 1935 | #1,307 | 31 | #269 | 410 |
| 1934 | #1,651 | 21 | #270 | 403 |
| 1933 | #1,197 | 35 | #269 | 383 |
| 1932 | #1,268 | 33 | #269 | 418 |
| 1931 | #1,287 | 32 | #271 | 411 |
| 1930 | #1,232 | 37 | #291 | 382 |
| 1929 | #1,393 | 30 | #278 | 399 |
| 1928 | #1,254 | 37 | #292 | 375 |
| 1927 | #1,172 | 43 | #276 | 416 |
| 1926 | #1,357 | 34 | #276 | 426 |
| 1925 | #1,196 | 42 | #298 | 370 |
| 1924 | #1,170 | 45 | #319 | 328 |
| 1923 | #1,142 | 45 | #299 | 352 |
| 1922 | #1,366 | 34 | #289 | 380 |
| 1921 | #1,341 | 35 | #292 | 372 |
| 1920 | #1,439 | 31 | #305 | 350 |
| 1919 | #1,527 | 27 | #323 | 301 |
| 1918 | #1,277 | 35 | #306 | 330 |
| 1917 | #1,470 | 26 | #337 | 265 |
| 1916 | #1,147 | 38 | #334 | 255 |
| 1915 | #1,285 | 30 | #319 | 266 |
| 1914 | #1,147 | 28 | #345 | 183 |
| 1913 | #1,465 | 16 | #374 | 126 |
| 1912 | #1,055 | 24 | #319 | 135 |
| 1911 | #1,007 | 19 | #399 | 51 |
| 1910 | #970 | 20 | #321 | 59 |
| 1909 | #1,290 | 11 | #299 | 58 |
| 1908 | #1,084 | 14 | #316 | 48 |
| 1907 | #1,639 | 7 | #304 | 49 |
| 1906 | #1,416 | 8 | #321 | 41 |
| 1905 | #1,093 | 12 | #316 | 40 |
| 1904 | #1,251 | 9 | #322 | 38 |
| 1903 | #1,204 | 9 | #300 | 39 |
| 1902 | — | #355 | 31 | |
| 1901 | — | #334 | 29 | |
| 1900 | #1,319 | 9 | #343 | 40 |
| 1899 | #1,394 | 6 | #362 | 25 |
| 1898 | — | #364 | 28 | |
| 1897 | — | #306 | 36 | |
| 1896 | #1,292 | 7 | #357 | 29 |
| 1895 | — | #316 | 33 | |
| 1894 | #1,353 | 6 | #367 | 25 |
| 1893 | — | #349 | 26 | |
| 1892 | #1,017 | 9 | #341 | 30 |
| 1891 | — | #283 | 33 | |
| 1890 | — | #302 | 32 | |
| 1889 | — | #294 | 33 | |
| 1888 | — | #330 | 30 | |
| 1887 | — | #420 | 16 | |
| 1886 | — | #336 | 25 | |
| 1885 | — | #399 | 20 | |
| 1884 | — | #416 | 19 | |
| 1883 | — | #402 | 19 | |
| 1882 | — | #332 | 27 | |
| 1881 | — | #324 | 25 | |
| 1880 | — | #381 | 20 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Dallas was already there! It came in at #381, and was given to 20 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1887, when fewer than 17 boys a year got the name.
Where Dallas is popular in 1988
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- South Dakota#108 · 1 in 523
- Idaho#118 · 1 in 636
- North Dakota#119 · 1 in 664
- Utah#136 · 1 in 813
- Kansas#176 · 1 in 1,191
Best ever in a state: #31 in Mississippi, 2022.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #108 | 9 | 1 in 523 |
| Idaho | #118 | 10 | 1 in 636 |
| North Dakota | #119 | 7 | 1 in 664 |
| Utah | #136 | 20 | 1 in 813 |
| Kansas | #176 | 14 | 1 in 1,191 |
| Minnesota | #187 | 16 | 1 in 1,916 |
| Iowa | #188 | 11 | 1 in 1,608 |
| West Virginia | #188 | 6 | 1 in 1,724 |
| Kentucky | #192 | 14 | 1 in 1,687 |
| Oklahoma | #194 | 16 | 1 in 1,296 |
| Tennessee | #201 | 22 | 1 in 1,539 |
| Arkansas | #214 | 10 | 1 in 1,469 |
| Nevada | #219 | 5 | 1 in 1,441 |
| Hawaii | #220 | 6 | 1 in 1,126 |
| Missouri | #226 | 19 | 1 in 1,922 |
| Colorado | #229 | 13 | 1 in 1,857 |
| Indiana | #229 | 18 | 1 in 2,155 |
| Arizona | #260 | 17 | 1 in 1,732 |
| Washington | #272 | 14 | 1 in 2,329 |
| North Carolina | #285 | 18 | 1 in 2,417 |
| Pennsylvania | #287 | 24 | 1 in 3,297 |
| Ohio | #310 | 21 | 1 in 3,663 |
| Oregon | #313 | 6 | 1 in 3,059 |
| Virginia | #313 | 14 | 1 in 2,866 |
| Alabama | #314 | 10 | 1 in 2,582 |
| Michigan | #359 | 16 | 1 in 4,042 |
| Florida | #368 | 27 | 1 in 3,128 |
| Louisiana | #369 | 12 | 1 in 2,632 |
| Illinois | #371 | 23 | 1 in 3,628 |
| Georgia | #383 | 13 | 1 in 3,592 |
| Texas | #391 | 43 | 1 in 3,351 |
| South Carolina | #416 | 6 | 1 in 3,746 |
| California | #450 | 55 | 1 in 4,586 |
| New Jersey | #582 | 6 | 1 in 8,575 |
| New York | #660 | 14 | 1 in 9,264 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
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| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Dallas
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 5 spots since 2024 (#243 → #238)
- 31 spots since 2020 (#269 → #238)
- 17 spots since 2015 (#255 → #238)
- Biggest jump: 90 spots in 1888 (#420 → #330)
- Biggest drop: 84 spots in 1887 (#336 → #420)
Rise & fade · boys
115 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1995 at #214 (1,374 births)
- Births halved by 2003, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,158
- Highest: 1 in 1,158 boys born in 2025 were named Dallas (0.09%)
- Its best rank, #214 in 1995, was only 1 in 1,386 (0.07%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 16.8% of all boys named Dallas (11,995) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 234 | #294 (1889) | #363 |
| 1890s | 297 | #283 (1891) | #335 |
| 1900s | 413 | #299 (1909) | #321 |
| 1910s | 1,971 | #306 (1918) | #338 |
| 1920s | 3,768 | #276 (1926) | #292 |
| 1930s | 4,237 | #219 (1938) | #264 |
| 1940s | 4,358 | #247 (1940) | #297 |
| 1950s | 4,064 | #329 (1953) | #363 |
| 1960s | 3,236 | #424 (1962) | #436 |
| 1970s | 3,659 | #316 (1979) | #421 |
| 1980s | 5,653 | #298 (1980) | #346 |
| 1990s | 10,443 | #214 (1995) | #279 |
| 2000s | 8,651 | #309 (2000) | #343 |
| 2010s | 11,995 | #255 (2015) | #292 |
| 2020s | 8,224 | #238 (2025) | #254 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Dallas in 1988
girls
#1,217
123 births · 1 in 14,478 girls
boys
#351
591 births · 1 in 3,239 boys
Top girls' names in 1988
Top boys' names in 1988
More about 1988
girls
1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 14,478 of them was named Dallas, which outranked 91.2% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Dallas
- #1,210Kesha124
- #1,210Kindra124
- #1,210Riley124
- #1,217Dallas123
- #1,217Crista123
- #1,217Devan123
- #1,217Jewel123
- #1,226Cristy122
- #1,226Ebonie122
- #1,226Gracie122
Tied with 8 names at #1,217; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 3,239 of them was named Dallas, which outranked 95.9% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).