Dallas vs Dale

Side-by-side comparison of Dallas and Dale — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Dallas

Boy name · Rank #243

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Name B

Dale

Boy name · Rank #1306

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Metric Dallas Dale
Current Rank #243 #1306
Total Births (all years) 69,713 278,018
Peak Year 2024 1958
Peak Year Births 1,448 8,503
Peak Decade 2010ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Dallas Dale
1880ss 234 121
1890ss 297 281
1900ss 413 672
1910ss 1,971 8,218
1920ss 3,768 22,752
1930ss 4,237 32,536
1940ss 4,358 46,812
1950ss 4,064 75,567
1960ss 3,235 50,420
1970ss 3,659 18,066
1980ss 5,653 10,486
1990ss 10,443 6,213
2000ss 8,651 3,628
2010ss 11,993 1,593
2020ss 6,737 653

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dallas Dale
2014 1,366 181
2015 1,420 177
2016 1,224 173
2017 1,401 150
2018 1,230 127
2019 1,235 118
2020 1,266 131
2021 1,286 130
2022 1,355 114
2023 1,382 129
2024 1,448 149

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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