Fun Facts About the Name Dallis
- More than 1 thousand babies named Dallis: U.S. records list 1,796 babies given the name Dallis from 1880 through 2025. Even 857 girls received the name Dallis.
What Does the Name Dallis Mean?
Dallis is a variant spelling of Dallas. Dallas is a Scottish habitational name from the place called Dallas in Moray. The place name is usually traced to Scottish Gaelic dail, meaning 'meadow' or 'field.' A common extended explanation reads the second element as eas, 'waterfall,' giving the sense 'meadow of the waterfall,' but that second element is not fully certain. The name has no separate English meaning; its meaning comes from the Scottish place name.
Dallis Name History & Origins
Dallis is a spelling variant of Dallas. The parent name began as a Scottish surname tied to Dallas, a place in Moray. The place name is recorded in medieval Scotland in forms such as Dolays, and the surname Dallas appears in Scottish records by the later Middle Ages. Families named Dallas held land in Morayshire and later spread to other parts of Scotland, England, and Ireland.
Dallas entered use as a first name in the English-speaking world in the nineteenth century. The spelling Dallis is one of several variants, created by changing the vowel or final letters of Dallas. It keeps the same Scottish source and does not have a separate Gaelic or English etymology. The name is used for boys and girls, and Dallis is sometimes treated as a feminine form of Dallas.
How Popular is the Name Dallis?
Dallis has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2013. Its best rank was #1,585 in 1939.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,378 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2024 | #6,429 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #5,277 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2022 | #7,049 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2021 | #6,463 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2020 | #6,700 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2019 | #3,941 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 2018 | #4,375 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 2017 | #5,403 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2016 | #4,554 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2015 | #3,493 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 2014 | #3,049 | 55 | 0.0031% |
| 2013 | #2,914 | 58 | 0.0033% |
| 2012 | #5,291 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2011 | #6,924 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2010 | #5,821 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2009 | #7,417 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #9,082 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #7,155 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #6,423 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2005 | #5,861 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2004 | #6,551 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2003 | #7,297 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #7,139 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #5,629 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2000 | #4,684 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1999 | #4,760 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1998 | #4,998 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1997 | #3,644 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1996 | #3,650 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1995 | #3,689 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1994 | #7,213 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #8,888 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #6,731 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #13,643 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #10,851 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #8,532 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #4,755 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1943 | #4,822 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #4,758 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1940 | #4,491 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1923 | #5,109 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1918 | #4,987 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,294 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #7,851 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #9,955 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #6,210 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2021 | #7,721 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #7,631 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #7,754 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #6,104 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #5,578 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #7,248 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #5,099 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2014 | #7,670 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #7,134 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #9,032 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #12,676 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #7,177 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #8,437 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #6,134 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #8,318 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #8,882 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #5,881 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #5,946 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #6,637 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #8,494 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #4,829 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #5,374 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #4,933 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #3,622 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1996 | #3,855 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #4,090 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1994 | #3,782 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1993 | #3,857 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1992 | #4,370 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #8,449 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1990 | #5,941 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #5,744 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #6,591 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #4,309 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #6,947 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #6,744 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #6,507 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #4,588 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #5,185 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #6,020 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1971 | #4,502 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #3,160 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #3,634 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #3,036 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #3,609 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #4,164 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #3,723 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #3,727 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #4,111 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1958 | #3,338 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #3,648 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #3,261 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #3,526 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #2,752 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1952 | #3,845 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #2,401 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1950 | #3,401 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #2,653 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1948 | #2,649 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1947 | #2,532 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1946 | #3,629 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1945 | #2,799 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1944 | #2,922 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1943 | #3,289 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #2,292 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1941 | #1,596 | 19 | 0.0015% |
| 1940 | #1,749 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1939 | #1,585 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1938 | #1,758 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1937 | #2,355 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1935 | #1,952 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1934 | #2,039 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1933 | #2,015 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1932 | #2,123 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1931 | #3,160 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1930 | #2,821 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1929 | #2,115 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1928 | #2,292 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1927 | #2,132 | 15 | 0.0013% |
| 1926 | #2,324 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1925 | #2,789 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1924 | #2,690 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1923 | #3,920 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1921 | #2,666 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1920 | #4,448 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1919 | #2,539 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1918 | #4,321 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1917 | #3,644 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1916 | #2,590 | 10 | 0.0011% |
| 1915 | #2,672 | 9 | 0.0011% |
| 1914 | #2,313 | 9 | 0.0014% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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