The first name Dallas
A unisex name meaning “dweller at the house in the dale”, “meadow”, “haugh”.
Pronounced /ˈdæləs/ 2 syllables Unisex Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Dallas means “dweller at the house in the dale”, “meadow”, “haugh”.
# The Texas city was named after George M. Dallas, vice president to Polk; family name is evolved from dalhous (13th c.), meaning "dweller at the house in the dale," from dale + house. # The Scottish place-name is from Pictish, equivalent to Welsh dôl (“meadow, haugh”) + gwas (“abode”).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 22 boys were named Dallas, making it the 1,276th most popular boys’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Dallas with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Dallas at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 1,475 boys born in the United States were named Dallas, the 238th most popular boys’ name that year.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Dallas in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Dallas in Esperanto, Finnish, German, Polish, Portuguese and Turkish too.
Famous people named Dallas
20 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Bryce Dallas HowardAmerican actress and filmmaker (born 1981)
- Diamond Dallas PageAmerican professional wrestler and actor, born 1956
- Dallas LongAmerican shot putter (1940–2024)
- Dallas RobertAmerican actor (born 1970)
- Dallas LiuAmerican actor, born 2001
- Dallas AustinAmerican musician, songwriter, record producer, and film producer, born 1970
- Dallas GreenCanadian musician, born 1980
- Dallas KeuchelAmerican professional baseball player, born 1988
- Dallas BradenFormer American Pitcher, born 1983
- Dallas TaylorAmerican rock drummer (1948–2015)
- Dallas DrakeCanadian ice hockey player, born 1969
- Dallas EakinsAmerican ice hockey player and coach, born 1967
Questions
- What does the name Dallas mean?
- Dallas means “dweller at the house in the dale”, “meadow”, “haugh”.
- How popular is the name Dallas?
- In 2025, 22 boys born in England and Wales were named Dallas, ranking 1,276th.
- Is Dallas a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 87,085 US babies named Dallas since 1880, 18% were girls and 82% boys.
- When was Dallas most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 1,475 babies were named Dallas, its highest rank at 238th.
- How do you pronounce Dallas?
- Dallas is /ˈdæləs/, 2 syllables.
- Is Dallas also a surname?
- Yes. Dallas is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.