Illinois · 1934

Top 100 names in Illinois, 1934, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	2,670
#2	Barbara	1,903
#3	Patricia	1,556
#4	Shirley	1,448
#5	Joan	1,385
#6	Betty	1,306
#7	Dorothy	1,058
#8	Marilyn	964
#9	Carol	944
#10	Nancy	870
#11	Margaret	703
#12	Donna	694
#13	Dolores	693
#14	Joyce	672
#15	Helen	587
#16	Jean	572
#17	Phyllis	570
#18	Lois	545
#19	Doris	540
#20	Beverly	514
#21	Virginia	509
#22	Ruth	502
#23	Norma	462
#24	Arlene	455
#25	Alice	431
#26	Janet	396
#27	Joanne	387
#28	Geraldine	383
#29	Frances	363
#30	Gloria	351
#31	Elizabeth	344
#32	Rose	326
#33	Evelyn	322
#34	Carolyn	311
#35	Marlene	301
#36	Joann	301
#37	Carole	297
#38	Marjorie	297
#39	Elaine	292
#40	Lorraine	289
#41	Marie	278
#42	Delores	276
#43	Anna	266
#44	Ann	266
#45	Rita	265
#46	Audrey	263
#47	Darlene	258
#48	June	258
#49	Loretta	246
#50	Diane	245
#51	Rosemary	241
#52	Martha	231
#53	Charlotte	231
#54	Eleanor	225
#55	Jacqueline	214
#56	Jane	214
#57	Judith	212
#58	Louise	212
#59	Catherine	211
#60	Sandra	208
#61	Florence	203
#62	Theresa	200
#63	Mildred	197
#64	Sally	197
#65	Josephine	195
#66	Irene	188
#67	Peggy	188
#68	Bonnie	176
#69	Roberta	176
#70	Patsy	175
#71	Kathleen	175
#72	Wanda	173
#73	Wilma	170
#74	Janice	169
#75	Lillian	168
#76	Sylvia	167
#77	Eileen	164
#78	Marion	163
#79	Juanita	156
#80	Marian	146
#81	Vivian	144
#82	Grace	140
#83	Jo	140
#84	Esther	140
#85	Jeanette	137
#86	Lucille	136
#87	Anne	134
#88	Bernice	123
#89	Jeanne	119
#90	Charlene	116
#91	Pat	114
#92	Sharon	113
#93	Constance	112
#94	Kay	112
#95	Ethel	110
#96	Pauline	110
#97	Kathryn	107
#98	Susan	106
#99	Ruby	104
#100	Edna	102

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	39	8	1
Bernadine	64	13	4
Marilynn	36	7	2
Diane	245	50	18
Marianne	79	16	6
Therese	33	7	3
Adrienne	47	10	4
Eleanore	31	6	2
Lenore	41	8	3
Arlene	455	92	38
Rosemary	241	49	20
Angeline	40	8	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.