Illinois · 1931

Top 100 names in Illinois, 1931, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	3,119
#2	Betty	1,900
#3	Barbara	1,554
#4	Joan	1,514
#5	Patricia	1,425
#6	Dorothy	1,420
#7	Shirley	1,174
#8	Dolores	1,114
#9	Marilyn	970
#10	Helen	897
#11	Margaret	811
#12	Jean	706
#13	Ruth	703
#14	Lois	700
#15	Virginia	668
#16	Nancy	660
#17	Doris	651
#18	Norma	608
#19	Phyllis	536
#20	Gloria	535
#21	Joyce	519
#22	Donna	491
#23	Alice	489
#24	Lorraine	471
#25	Evelyn	445
#26	Rose	437
#27	Frances	431
#28	Carol	430
#29	Geraldine	428
#30	Beverly	411
#31	Elizabeth	389
#32	Anna	383
#33	Arlene	368
#34	Rita	365
#35	Marjorie	364
#36	Joanne	354
#37	Marie	351
#38	Rosemary	343
#39	Elaine	342
#40	Delores	329
#41	June	320
#42	Eleanor	307
#43	Irene	306
#44	Mildred	298
#45	Florence	282
#46	Catherine	268
#47	Janet	266
#48	Jacqueline	257
#49	Marlene	254
#50	Jane	254
#51	Loretta	252
#52	Martha	251
#53	Ann	251
#54	Audrey	246
#55	Charlotte	240
#56	Lillian	240
#57	Wilma	237
#58	Theresa	230
#59	Wanda	227
#60	Louise	223
#61	Jeanne	220
#62	Lucille	213
#63	Marian	210
#64	Joann	206
#65	Carolyn	206
#66	Marion	206
#67	Darlene	201
#68	Josephine	198
#69	Juanita	195
#70	Eileen	194
#71	Vivian	183
#72	Bernice	174
#73	Peggy	174
#74	Esther	174
#75	Grace	164
#76	Edna	161
#77	Clara	151
#78	Laverne	149
#79	Edith	146
#80	Pauline	145
#81	Bonnie	144
#82	Gladys	142
#83	Jeanette	142
#84	Patsy	141
#85	Sally	128
#86	Thelma	128
#87	Elsie	127
#88	Violet	126
#89	Anne	125
#90	Kathryn	124
#91	Katherine	123
#92	Roberta	122
#93	Constance	121
#94	Ellen	120
#95	Vera	117
#96	Janice	112
#97	Anita	111
#98	Ruby	111
#99	Kathleen	111
#100	Harriet	110

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
Charmaine	23	4	1
Jeanine	25	5	2
Marianne	92	17	6
Therese	65	12	4
Laverne	149	28	10
Valerie	34	6	2
Angeline	64	12	4
Marilynn	21	4	1
Bernadine	73	14	5
Maryann	68	13	5
Rosemary	343	65	26
Carmella	35	7	3

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.