Boy
Dallas
The name Dallas carries the meaning "Scottish place name", with roots in Scottish. It has stayed remarkably steady since peaking in the 1990s. As things stand now, it is a solidly familiar choice. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.
ScottishScottish place name
EtymologyPossibly "meadow dwelling" or "waterfall field"
Births by decade
1900s
492
1910s
2,234
1920s
4,144
1930s
4,548
1940s
4,665
1950s
4,437
1960s
3,531
1970s
4,236
1980s
6,676
1990s
13,667
2000s
10,675
2010s
12,765
Peaked in the 1990s · 72,070 total U.S. births since 1900