Unisex name · since 1880
Dallas
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 71,203 babies named Dallas, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #399 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #238 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 71,203
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dallas currently ranks #238 among unisex names in America, with 71,203 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Dallas recorded 71,203 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #238 nationally today, ahead of 98% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #399 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #238 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 71,203 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dallas ranks #399 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #238 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 71,203 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #399 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #238 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 71,203
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dallas's 71,203 recorded births place it above 99.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Dallas compares
71,203 Top 3% higher than 97% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dallas's all-time total is 193x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dallas | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 71,203 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,475 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dallas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dallas splits its recorded history at 1953: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1887 (16 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 1,475 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dallas popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 1,475
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Dallas popularity over time - girls
15,882 total births recorded since 1892 (Dallas as girls' name)
Dallas by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (11,995 births, 17% of the file).
2010s was Dallas's strongest decade.
11,995 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Dallas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 234
1880s
234 births
- 1890s 297
1890s
297 births
- 1900s 413
1900s
413 births
- 1910s 1,971
1910s
1,971 births
- 1920s 3,768
1920s
3,768 births
- 1930s 4,237
1930s
4,237 births
- 1940s 4,358
1940s
4,358 births
- 1950s 4,064
1950s
4,064 births
- 1960s 3,236
1960s
3,236 births
- 1970s 3,659
1970s
3,659 births
- 1980s
1980s
5,653 births
- 1990s
1990s
10,443 births
- 2000s
2000s
8,651 births
- 2010s
2010s
11,995 births
- 2020s
2020s
8,224 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11,995 births (17% of all-time use).
How Dallas compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dallas's total volume
Dallas by state
Where Dallas concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 4,444 | 6.2% |
| #2 | California | | 3,948 | 5.5% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 3,744 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 3,582 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 2,937 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 2,836 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 2,782 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 2,672 | 3.8% |
4,444 of 71,203 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Dallas appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dallas's data
- Dallas's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (11,995 total births) through the 2020s (8,224) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Dallass (4,444 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dallas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Dallas 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.