Recorded 1953–2002 Unisex name Peak 1995 24 births

Dalas — boys' name

24 babies named Dalas in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51990s132000s6
1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Dalas was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

8 babies were named Dalas in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dalas

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Dalas between 1953 and 2002, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dalas currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Dalas is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 1994.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dalas performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dalas shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dalas in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 24 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dalas at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

24

Since 1953

50 years of records

Peak year

1995

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1953

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2002

Dalas popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1953

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1995)
8
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
456789 2002199619951953 5

Dalas popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 1994 (Dalas as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20011994 5

Dalas by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
13 births that decade — 54% of Dalas's all-time total
1950s51990s132000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dalas?
24 babies have been named Dalas since 1953. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1995 with 8 births.
When was Dalas most popular?
Dalas was most popular in the 1990s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Is Dalas a unisex name?
Yes, Dalas is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 24 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Dalas been used?
Dalas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 50 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Dalas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dale, Dalton, Dallas, Dallin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1953–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.