Illinois · 1930

Top 100 names in Illinois, 1930, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	3,442
#2	Betty	2,263
#3	Dorothy	1,739
#4	Dolores	1,461
#5	Patricia	1,441
#6	Joan	1,297
#7	Barbara	1,287
#8	Shirley	1,234
#9	Helen	1,075
#10	Marilyn	1,008
#11	Margaret	897
#12	Lois	844
#13	Ruth	790
#14	Virginia	777
#15	Jean	753
#16	Doris	752
#17	Norma	700
#18	Phyllis	625
#19	Lorraine	608
#20	Nancy	591
#21	Alice	584
#22	Rose	494
#23	Joyce	487
#24	Frances	479
#25	Evelyn	476
#26	Gloria	443
#27	Carol	437
#28	Rosemary	432
#29	Elizabeth	427
#30	Geraldine	425
#31	Anna	425
#32	Marjorie	424
#33	Marie	412
#34	Beverly	409
#35	Rita	400
#36	Donna	390
#37	Irene	382
#38	Mildred	369
#39	Elaine	362
#40	June	351
#41	Florence	348
#42	Eleanor	347
#43	Delores	332
#44	Lillian	313
#45	Catherine	307
#46	Joanne	288
#47	Martha	283
#48	Theresa	282
#49	Charlotte	278
#50	Louise	269
#51	Audrey	268
#52	Josephine	267
#53	Wanda	266
#54	Marion	263
#55	Wilma	253
#56	Janet	250
#57	Ann	247
#58	Jacqueline	244
#59	Lucille	237
#60	Loretta	236
#61	Marian	233
#62	Bernice	219
#63	Jane	212
#64	Carolyn	210
#65	Eileen	202
#66	Jeanne	200
#67	Grace	198
#68	Gladys	186
#69	Juanita	178
#70	Jeanette	176
#71	Sally	172
#72	Clara	169
#73	Pauline	167
#74	Arlene	167
#75	Darlene	162
#76	Esther	162
#77	Laverne	160
#78	Edna	159
#79	Vivian	159
#80	Edith	157
#81	Joann	156
#82	Violet	153
#83	Kathryn	151
#84	Peggy	147
#85	Vera	146
#86	Bonnie	146
#87	Katherine	143
#88	Kathleen	142
#89	Thelma	141
#90	Elsie	141
#91	Roberta	141
#92	Genevieve	141
#93	Ethel	135
#94	Maxine	135
#95	Ruby	133
#96	Anne	131
#97	Anita	128
#98	Patsy	122
#99	Sylvia	120
#100	Beatrice	116

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
Caryl	28	5	1
Laverne	160	28	10
Jeanine	23	4	1
Therese	82	14	5
Francine	20	3	1
Rosemary	432	76	28
Bernadine	73	13	5
Marianne	106	19	7
Diane	98	17	7
Eleanore	46	8	3
Maryann	55	10	4
Lorraine	608	106	46

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.