Unisex name · since 1914
Dallis
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 939 babies named Dallis, peaking in 1941. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,332 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,228 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 939
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dallis is the #7228 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 939 recorded since 1914.
Dallis has 939 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7228 as of the latest data, more common than 48% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #5,332 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,228 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 939 born since 1914
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dallis ranks #5,332 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,228 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 939 born since 1914, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,332 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,228 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 939
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dallis's 939 recorded births place it above 88.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
How Dallis compares
939 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Dallis's all-time total is 154% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dallis | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 939 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dallis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dallis's SSA record in two at 1966 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1941 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dallis popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1941)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Dallis popularity over time - girls
857 total births recorded since 1918 (Dallis as girls' name)
Dallis by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (135 births, 14% of the file).
1990s was Dallis's strongest decade.
135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Dallis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 50
1910s
50 births
- 1920s
1920s
98 births
- 1930s
1930s
113 births
- 1940s
1940s
99 births
- 1950s
1950s
62 births
- 1960s 45
1960s
45 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 47
1980s
47 births
- 1990s
1990s
135 births
- 2000s
2000s
97 births
- 2010s
2010s
114 births
- 2020s
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 135 births (14% of all-time use).
How Dallis 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 Dallis's total volume
Dallis by state
Where Dallis concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
5 of 939 births nationwide.
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- Dallis's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (135 total births) through the 2020s (62) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Carolina records the most Dalliss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Dallis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1941)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Dallis 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.