| The boy name Dallas [ 2 syll. dal-las, da-ll-as ] is also used, but less commonly, as a girl name. Its pronunciation is DAELahS KEY. Dallas is used predominantly in the English language and its origin is Scottish. Dallas' meaning is resting place, dweller in the dale. The given name is derived from a family name which is itself from a Scottish place name of uncertain meaning. In the USA, the name is popularized by its use as a city name in Texas. Dallas is a classic favorite. Today it is still a fairly popular baby name for boys, though it was in more widespread use before. The name's popularity rose from the 1960s up to the 1990s. At the modest peak of its usage in 1995, 0.068% of baby boys were given the name Dallas. It ranked at #214 then. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity. In 2007, its usage was 0.043% and its ranking #340, but it was nonetheless the most regularly used out of all boy names in its group. In the past century Dallas has mostly been a boy name. In 2000, the name Dallas was given to 4 times as many boys than girls. KEY: Pronunciation for Dallas: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"
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