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Dallas
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18% girls / 82% boys
Origin of the name
Dallas was first a Scottish place name and surname. The city in Texas was probably named after George M. Dallas, vice president of the United States.
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Where babies named Dallas are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Dallas is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Dallas is most common in West Virginia (2.7 times), Utah (2.5) and Kentucky (2.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Dallas are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Dallas is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Dallas is most common in Georgia (2.5 times), Mississippi (2.4) and Tennessee (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0% | 100% |
| 1890s | 9% | 91% |
| 1900s | 16% | 84% |
| 1910s | 12% | 88% |
| 1920s | 9% | 91% |
| 1930s | 7% | 93% |
| 1940s | 7% | 93% |
| 1950s | 8% | 92% |
| 1960s | 8% | 92% |
| 1970s | 14% | 86% |
| 1980s | 15% | 85% |
| 1990s | 24% | 76% |
| 2000s | 19% | 81% |
| 2010s | 26% | 74% |
| 2020s | 25% | 75% |