Given name & surname
Dalles
“from the valley meadow”·“from the dales; from the city in Texas”
Dalles is a variant of Dallas. Interpretations include “from the valley meadow” (Scottish) and “from the dales; from the city in Texas” (Scottish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dalles is a variant of Dallas. Interpretations include “from the valley meadow” (Scottish) and “from the dales; from the city in Texas” (Scottish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dalles is a variant of Dallas. An origin associated with Dallas is Scottish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1940. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dalles through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 33
- 33 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1940
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2013. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 1940. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 162 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dalles’s family of names
Dalles has a related form in Dallas. In Greek usage, Dalles as a surname is a transliteration of Δάλλες.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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