Dallas

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Dallas is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• French given name4.7K records spelled Dallas10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Gabon, France, United States

  Also written Dalas, Dalläs, Dallàs, Dalaş, Dàlàs

• Greek surname1.1K records spelled Dallas7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Greece, United States

  Also written Ntalas, Δαλλας, Δάλλας, Νταλας, Ντάλας

69 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Dallas is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, (1) from the house in the dale; first attested Roger del Dalhous 1301 SRY. (2) from the old barony of Dallas, Moray; first attested Archibald de Doleys 1262 Black.

  as a name·A Dictionary of English Surnames

• In English, Celtic: skilled or from the field of water; also a Texas city name, boy or girl.

  as a name·Baby names, 25,350 baby names nicknames for your family, friends pets, including the top 100 names, 2,000 most popular…

• Mainly U.S.: transferred use of the surname, adopted in honour of George

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In English, A placename:

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In English, city, TX

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 146 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Alexander J. Dallasb. 1759US6th United States Secretary of the Treasury (1759-1817)
• George Mifflin Dallasb. 1792USvice president of the United States from 1845 to 1849 (1792–1864)
• Dallas McKennonb. 1919USAmerican actor (1919–2009)
• Diamond Dallas Pageb. 1956USAmerican professional wrestler and actor
• Dallas Robertsb. 1970USAmerican actor (born 1970)
• Joshua Dallasb. 1978USAmerican actor
• Bryce Dallas Howardb. 1981USAmerican actress and filmmaker
• Matt Dallasb. 1982USAmerican actor
• Cameron Dallasb. 1994USAmerican Internet personality
• Dallas Liub. 2001USAmerican actor

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 685 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Dallas?

Our records include 18,446,455 bearers of Dallas across 5 countries — a sample of the full distribution.

In which country does Dallas have the most bearers?

Dallas is most frequently recorded in the United States, where it is most often spelled dallas.

What does the name Dallas mean?

Recorded meaning: (i) Person from Dallas near Forres, Moray, 'homestead by a meadow'; (ii) person living in a valley or from Dalehouse, literally 'house in a valley'.