Dallas
Dallas is a unisex name of Scottish origin meaning “from the dale, meadow dwelling.” It ranked #238 in the United States in 2025. A Scottish place-name meaning meadow dwelling that became a popular Texas city.
how do you pronounce Dallas?
DAL-us
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what does Dallas mean?
The name Dallas means “from the dale, meadow dwelling.” It comes from the Scottish language tradition.
A Scottish place-name meaning meadow dwelling that became a popular Texas city. As a given name it carries an American frontier spirit.
where does the name Dallas come from?
The sources point to two distinct habitational origins rather than one. Per Wikipedia, the Scottish line derives from the place Dallas near Forres, likely from British dol ('meadow') plus gwas ('dwelling'); the English line derives from Old English dæl or Old Norse dalr ('valley') plus hus ('house'), as in Dalehouse in North Yorkshire. Wiktionary similarly glosses the Scottish form as 'meadow, haugh + abode' and traces the English surname to a 13th-century form meaning 'dweller at the house in the dale.'
the history of Dallas
Per Wiktionary, the Texas city of Dallas was named after a U.S. vice president under Polk, whose family surname had evolved from that same 13th-century 'dweller at the house in the dale' form.
how popular is this name?
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2025 | #238 |
| 2024 | #243 |
| 2023 | #252 |
| 2022 | #253 |
| 2021 | #270 |
| 2020 | #269 |
Source: SSA National Baby Names Dataset
who are famous people named Dallas?
- Dallas Cowboys (team)
- Dallas Green
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Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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