US rank #7778 Unisex name Peak 1941 928 births

Dallis — #7778 US boys' name

928 babies named Dallis in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1941. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s501920s981930s1131940s991950s621960s451970s171980s471990s1352000s972010s1142020s51
#7778
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 45% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Dallis was born in this single decade.

1941
Single peak year

19 babies were named Dallis in 1941 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dallis

The Social Security Administration has registered 928 babies named Dallis between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dallis currently holds the #7778 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1941, when 19 babies received it in a single year. Dallis is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 839 additional births since 1918.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dallis performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 135 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Dallis shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dallis in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dallis 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 928 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.

Dallis at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

928

Since 1914

111 years of records

Peak year

1941

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#7,778

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1914

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dallis popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1941)
19
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
05101520 202420121999198719641949193719241914 9

Dallis popularity over time — girls

839 total births recorded since 1918 (Dallis as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 839 births
020406080 20242018201220062000199419541918 5

Dallis by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
135 births that decade — 15% of Dallis's all-time total
1910s501920s981930s1131940s991950s621960s451970s171980s471990s1352000s972010s1142020s51

Dallis by state

Where Dallis concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dallis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 0.5%
North Carolina share of Dallis's total US births 0.5%

5 of 928 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dallis?
928 babies have been named Dallis since 1914. It currently ranks #7778 among boys. The peak year was 1941 with 19 births.
When was Dallis most popular?
Dallis was most popular in the 1990s decade with 135 total births. The single peak year was 1941.
Where is Dallis most popular?
The top states for the name Dallis are North Carolina (5 births).
Is Dallis a unisex name?
Yes, Dallis is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 928 births, and as a girl's name it has 839 births.
How long has the name Dallis been used?
Dallis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 111 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dallis?
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.

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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, 1914–2024 (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.