Mostly boys · peaked in 2025
Dallas name popularity since 1925
81,828 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Dallas (18.7% girls, 81.3% boys). Half of them were born in 1997 or earlier, so the typical Dallas is about 29 years old in 2026. Dallas peaked in 2025 as the #238 name for boys, and it ranked #238 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 81,828
- Named Dallas, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #238
- for boys in 2025 (1,475 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 81.3% boys
- 15,322 girls · 66,506 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.48× its national share
Peak year is the year Dallas made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Dallas births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Dallas both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1941 and 1946, Dallas's share of baby boys fell by 40%, from 1 in 2,530 to 1 in 4,250.
- Fastest rise: Between 1990 and 1995, it became 2.5× more common, from 1 in 3,480 baby boys to 1 in 1,390.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Dallas's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Dallas.
Decade by decade
Babies named Dallas in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 186 | 1,986 | – |
| 1930s | 312 | 4,237 | #269 |
| 1940s | 311 | 4,358 | #304 |
| 1950s | 374 | 4,064 | #352 |
| 1960s | 294 | 3,236 | #432 |
| 1970s | 575 | 3,659 | #420 |
| 1980s | 1,020 | 5,653 | #339 |
| 1990s | 3,227 | 10,443 | #214 |
| 2000s | 2,030 | 8,651 | #362 |
| 2010s | 4,267 | 11,995 | #255 |
| 2020–25 | 2,726 | 8,224 | #238 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
28.7% of babies named Dallas from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Dallas is most popular
The index compares Dallas's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Dallas.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.48× | 1,594 |
| West Virginia | 2.32× | 1,541 |
| Kentucky | 2.05× | 2,598 |
| Idaho | 1.95× | 586 |
| Tennessee | 1.94× | 3,082 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Dallas's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Dallas.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Dallas (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data