Unisex name · since 1953
Dalas
Dalas has 24 recorded births since 1953 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,461 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 24
- born since 1953
- 1990s
- peak decade
24 boys have been named Dalas since 1953, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Dalas recorded 24 times among boys since 1953, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2002.
- #27,461 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 24 born since 1953
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dalas ranks #27,461 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1953, peaking in the 1990s.
- #27,461 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 24
- born since 1953
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dalas's 24 recorded births place it above 39.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dalas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dalas's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1953, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dalas popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2002
- Peak year (1995)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Dalas popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1994 (Dalas as girls' name)
Dalas by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (13 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Dalas's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Dalas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 13 births (54% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dalas's data
- Dalas's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 2000s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dalas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1953–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dalas draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.