Illinois · 1936

Top 100 names in Illinois, 1936, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	2,681
#2	Barbara	1,948
#3	Shirley	1,864
#4	Patricia	1,810
#5	Carol	1,273
#6	Nancy	1,151
#7	Marilyn	1,092
#8	Joan	1,092
#9	Betty	989
#10	Dorothy	809
#11	Donna	751
#12	Joyce	738
#13	Margaret	715
#14	Beverly	604
#15	Helen	549
#16	Phyllis	531
#17	Ruth	512
#18	Virginia	495
#19	Dolores	495
#20	Sandra	485
#21	Janet	463
#22	Lois	457
#23	Arlene	454
#24	Jean	422
#25	Marlene	418
#26	Doris	406
#27	Geraldine	402
#28	Joanne	398
#29	Judith	396
#30	Carolyn	391
#31	Norma	383
#32	Alice	378
#33	Frances	368
#34	Elizabeth	338
#35	Elaine	333
#36	Rose	321
#37	Sharon	320
#38	Gloria	317
#39	Janice	306
#40	Carole	304
#41	Evelyn	293
#42	Marie	288
#43	Jacqueline	276
#44	Ann	274
#45	Roberta	261
#46	Marjorie	259
#47	Rita	256
#48	Lorraine	251
#49	Diane	245
#50	Darlene	243
#51	Delores	241
#52	Joann	233
#53	Rosemary	231
#54	Loretta	230
#55	Audrey	224
#56	Martha	221
#57	Patsy	216
#58	Jane	212
#59	June	206
#60	Sally	206
#61	Anna	202
#62	Charlotte	198
#63	Kathleen	198
#64	Judy	195
#65	Catherine	195
#66	Eleanor	191
#67	Mildred	186
#68	Linda	183
#69	Yvonne	176
#70	Sylvia	172
#71	Peggy	171
#72	Louise	171
#73	Susan	169
#74	Irene	162
#75	Bonnie	161
#76	Wanda	158
#77	Josephine	157
#78	Eileen	157
#79	Karen	150
#80	Theresa	149
#81	Kay	143
#82	Florence	142
#83	Wilma	142
#84	Gail	140
#85	Jo	136
#86	Marion	134
#87	Jeanette	133
#88	Marcia	129
#89	Lillian	128
#90	Grace	128
#91	Kathryn	128
#92	Juanita	127
#93	Anita	124
#94	Pat	124
#95	Marian	122
#96	Lucille	120
#97	Sue	119
#98	Charlene	118
#99	Jeanne	117
#100	Ellen	115

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	26	5	1
Bernadine	55	11	3
Margot	20	4	1
Therese	38	8	2
Sharlene	24	5	2
Adrienne	43	9	3
Francine	26	5	2
Arlene	454	90	37
Diane	245	48	21
Susanne	21	4	2
Lynne	31	6	3
Rosemary	231	46	21

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.