Illinois · 1937

Top 100 names in Illinois, 1937, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	2,771
#2	Barbara	2,170
#3	Patricia	1,961
#4	Carol	1,490
#5	Shirley	1,291
#6	Nancy	1,181
#7	Betty	980
#8	Joan	978
#9	Marilyn	857
#10	Donna	831
#11	Dorothy	789
#12	Joyce	731
#13	Margaret	676
#14	Sandra	650
#15	Beverly	608
#16	Janet	598
#17	Judith	597
#18	Ruth	575
#19	Phyllis	538
#20	Helen	492
#21	Dolores	468
#22	Virginia	467
#23	Marlene	450
#24	Carolyn	446
#25	Jean	438
#26	Sharon	429
#27	Janice	425
#28	Lois	423
#29	Arlene	408
#30	Carole	403
#31	Joanne	374
#32	Frances	371
#33	Alice	369
#34	Doris	367
#35	Diane	363
#36	Elizabeth	348
#37	Linda	334
#38	Norma	329
#39	Geraldine	324
#40	Darlene	317
#41	Elaine	313
#42	Gloria	299
#43	Rose	286
#44	Judy	284
#45	Joann	270
#46	Marie	269
#47	Jacqueline	269
#48	Roberta	263
#49	Marjorie	263
#50	Rita	260
#51	Ann	251
#52	Evelyn	241
#53	Delores	237
#54	Loretta	236
#55	Kathleen	236
#56	Patsy	230
#57	Martha	230
#58	Kay	226
#59	Peggy	221
#60	Rosemary	221
#61	Charlotte	214
#62	Sally	213
#63	Anna	210
#64	Jane	206
#65	Catherine	203
#66	Yvonne	202
#67	June	200
#68	Eleanor	195
#69	Bonnie	190
#70	Susan	184
#71	Louise	182
#72	Karen	181
#73	Sylvia	176
#74	Wanda	172
#75	Mildred	167
#76	Lorraine	166
#77	Eileen	161
#78	Theresa	160
#79	Jeanette	158
#80	Sue	156
#81	Irene	155
#82	Anita	151
#83	Audrey	148
#84	Charlene	147
#85	Gail	143
#86	Wilma	141
#87	Kathryn	140
#88	Florence	133
#89	Pat	132
#90	Marcia	130
#91	Josephine	126
#92	Lillian	124
#93	Juanita	124
#94	Lucille	123
#95	Anne	121
#96	Ellen	121
#97	Katherine	121
#98	Connie	116
#99	Grace	115
#100	Annette	113

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	23	4	1
Therese	37	7	2
Margo	24	5	2
Adrienne	50	10	3
Bernadine	54	10	4
Gerry	21	4	1
Jeanine	20	4	1
Marilynn	36	7	3
Corinne	38	7	3
Rochelle	59	11	4
Marianne	78	15	6
Lenore	39	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.