Illinois · 1939

Top 100 names in Illinois, 1939, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	2,634
#2	Barbara	2,176
#3	Patricia	1,998
#4	Judith	1,627
#5	Carol	1,625
#6	Nancy	1,266
#7	Sandra	955
#8	Shirley	946
#9	Sharon	895
#10	Joyce	878
#11	Betty	821
#12	Donna	819
#13	Joan	806
#14	Marilyn	802
#15	Janet	711
#16	Margaret	706
#17	Judy	699
#18	Linda	633
#19	Dorothy	628
#20	Beverly	618
#21	Carolyn	597
#22	Phyllis	521
#23	Ruth	513
#24	Diane	512
#25	Karen	489
#26	Janice	477
#27	Virginia	472
#28	Helen	463
#29	Jean	380
#30	Carole	370
#31	Lois	352
#32	Arlene	349
#33	Susan	341
#34	Doris	332
#35	Elizabeth	332
#36	Alice	327
#37	Frances	326
#38	Geraldine	325
#39	Joanne	314
#40	Kathleen	309
#41	Darlene	305
#42	Elaine	297
#43	Norma	297
#44	Marlene	297
#45	Ann	292
#46	Jacqueline	281
#47	Gloria	280
#48	Dolores	277
#49	Rose	265
#50	Roberta	263
#51	Sally	257
#52	Rita	254
#53	Martha	251
#54	Joann	245
#55	Marie	241
#56	Kay	227
#57	Charlotte	218
#58	Rosemary	218
#59	Bonnie	211
#60	Jane	207
#61	Loretta	206
#62	Marjorie	205
#63	Evelyn	198
#64	Catherine	197
#65	Delores	191
#66	Peggy	188
#67	Marcia	187
#68	Gail	180
#69	Anna	175
#70	Jeanette	175
#71	Sue	173
#72	Louise	167
#73	Patsy	166
#74	Suzanne	162
#75	Anita	161
#76	Pat	159
#77	June	154
#78	Ellen	153
#79	Audrey	152
#80	Eleanor	152
#81	Wanda	150
#82	Eileen	150
#83	Brenda	148
#84	Theresa	147
#85	Charlene	147
#86	Sheila	145
#87	Rosalie	144
#88	Diana	142
#89	Sylvia	142
#90	Kathryn	140
#91	Jo	138
#92	Mildred	137
#93	Josephine	135
#94	Juanita	127
#95	Yvonne	124
#96	Lorraine	123
#97	Marian	122
#98	Katherine	120
#99	Connie	119
#100	Irene	117

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
Madonna	21	4	1
Adrienne	48	9	3
Bernadine	53	10	3
Marilynn	42	8	3
Therese	30	6	2
Carmella	22	4	2
Denise	33	6	2
Diane	512	95	40
Margo	37	7	3
Jeanine	23	4	2
Penny	44	8	3
Marianne	79	15	6

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.