Illinois · 1924

Top 100 names in Illinois, 1924, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	3,554
#2	Dorothy	2,673
#3	Betty	2,275
#4	Helen	1,836
#5	Margaret	1,258
#6	Ruth	1,252
#7	Virginia	1,248
#8	Shirley	1,006
#9	Evelyn	849
#10	Lorraine	846
#11	Mildred	843
#12	Frances	791
#13	Doris	777
#14	Jean	741
#15	Florence	739
#16	Marie	689
#17	Lois	682
#18	Marjorie	676
#19	Irene	669
#20	Alice	638
#21	Anna	607
#22	Lillian	597
#23	Elizabeth	584
#24	Eleanor	572
#25	June	561
#26	Rose	558
#27	Patricia	546
#28	Dolores	537
#29	Norma	483
#30	Bernice	471
#31	Lucille	471
#32	Catherine	468
#33	Barbara	465
#34	Elaine	447
#35	Josephine	414
#36	Marion	413
#37	Gloria	381
#38	Phyllis	380
#39	Martha	372
#40	Marilyn	359
#41	Louise	343
#42	Rita	330
#43	Marian	327
#44	Ann	327
#45	Geraldine	325
#46	Grace	325
#47	Esther	317
#48	Rosemary	315
#49	Edna	312
#50	Loretta	309
#51	Genevieve	297
#52	Laverne	292
#53	Wanda	291
#54	Charlotte	287
#55	Gladys	285
#56	Eileen	280
#57	Edith	279
#58	Wilma	265
#59	Joan	260
#60	Violet	260
#61	Vivian	249
#62	Ruby	246
#63	Jane	246
#64	Pauline	242
#65	Jeanne	236
#66	Juanita	236
#67	Gertrude	234
#68	Kathryn	233
#69	Thelma	226
#70	Ethel	224
#71	Clara	220
#72	Anne	215
#73	Maxine	215
#74	Hazel	208
#75	Audrey	201
#76	Elsie	194
#77	Pearl	191
#78	Katherine	189
#79	Vera	182
#80	Harriet	182
#81	Nancy	182
#82	Leona	174
#83	Agnes	171
#84	Jeanette	168
#85	Carol	168
#86	Viola	166
#87	Beverly	164
#88	Beatrice	164
#89	Marcella	162
#90	Emma	159
#91	Theresa	156
#92	Stella	156
#93	Julia	155
#94	Joyce	153
#95	Adeline	150
#96	Bette	149
#97	Sylvia	148
#98	Jacqueline	146
#99	Kathleen	145
#100	Roberta	142

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
Lavergne	23	4	0
Laverne	292	47	11
Shirlee	40	6	2
Stephanie	44	7	2
Lorraine	846	136	41
Dolores	537	86	30
Eleanore	102	16	6
Marilynn	28	5	2
Bernadine	77	12	5
Loretta	309	50	18
Adeline	150	24	9
Maryjane	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.