Illinois · 1918

Top 100 names in Illinois, 1918, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	3,381
#2	Helen	2,653
#3	Dorothy	2,373
#4	Ruth	1,523
#5	Margaret	1,480
#6	Virginia	1,239
#7	Mildred	1,144
#8	Frances	1,032
#9	Florence	952
#10	Marie	912
#11	Evelyn	899
#12	Anna	815
#13	Irene	802
#14	Josephine	723
#15	Lucille	720
#16	Bernice	710
#17	Elizabeth	706
#18	Eleanor	705
#19	Lillian	678
#20	Alice	667
#21	Rose	642
#22	Betty	641
#23	Lorraine	621
#24	Jean	610
#25	Marjorie	581
#26	Catherine	527
#27	Doris	471
#28	Ann	462
#29	Grace	447
#30	Marion	430
#31	Lois	422
#32	Esther	417
#33	Edna	398
#34	June	387
#35	Louise	386
#36	Gladys	379
#37	Genevieve	376
#38	Gertrude	376
#39	Ethel	369
#40	Martha	365
#41	Anne	358
#42	Pauline	350
#43	Jane	344
#44	Hazel	325
#45	Edith	311
#46	Charlotte	297
#47	Stella	292
#48	Violet	283
#49	Clara	282
#50	Vivian	277
#51	Geraldine	275
#52	Shirley	275
#53	Ruby	268
#54	Elsie	267
#55	Julia	266
#56	Kathryn	262
#57	Harriet	261
#58	Sophie	261
#59	Marian	260
#60	Agnes	260
#61	Katherine	257
#62	Eileen	250
#63	Thelma	250
#64	Emily	249
#65	Wilma	248
#66	Phyllis	241
#67	Pearl	239
#68	Loretta	238
#69	Vera	238
#70	Sylvia	236
#71	Leona	234
#72	Wanda	225
#73	Marguerite	224
#74	Maxine	222
#75	Rita	213
#76	Bertha	212
#77	Viola	210
#78	Barbara	207
#79	Emma	204
#80	Adeline	200
#81	Mabel	197
#82	Laverne	190
#83	Beatrice	184
#84	Norma	183
#85	Jeanette	180
#86	Juanita	179
#87	Ida	176
#88	Myrtle	165
#89	Blanche	163
#90	Eva	162
#91	Jeanne	161
#92	Lottie	159
#93	Marcella	157
#94	Dolores	156
#95	Laura	150
#96	Bessie	147
#97	Jennie	147
#98	Estelle	144
#99	Theresa	142
#100	Elaine	140

Uniquely popular in Illinois

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Marge	27	4	1
Stephanie	75	12	3
Laverne	190	31	8
Darlene	31	5	2
Eleanore	124	20	7
Bernadine	78	13	4
Lorraine	621	100	33
Adeline	200	32	11
Valerie	31	5	2
Evelyne	22	4	1
Albina	30	5	2
Emilie	25	4	2

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.