Illinois · 1943

Top 100 names in Illinois, 1943, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	3,353
#2	Barbara	2,507
#3	Patricia	2,428
#4	Carol	2,208
#5	Sharon	2,120
#6	Judith	2,030
#7	Sandra	1,875
#8	Linda	1,840
#9	Nancy	1,609
#10	Karen	1,520
#11	Donna	1,155
#12	Judy	1,063
#13	Susan	1,040
#14	Diane	1,016
#15	Janet	971
#16	Joyce	940
#17	Carolyn	923
#18	Kathleen	865
#19	Margaret	841
#20	Marilyn	826
#21	Joan	734
#22	Shirley	719
#23	Betty	704
#24	Janice	657
#25	Bonnie	638
#26	Dorothy	618
#27	Beverly	588
#28	Ruth	506
#29	Carole	486
#30	Virginia	479
#31	Phyllis	468
#32	Gloria	445
#33	Jean	409
#34	Elizabeth	407
#35	Pamela	374
#36	Rita	372
#37	Frances	357
#38	Joanne	355
#39	Helen	348
#40	Darlene	346
#41	Geraldine	334
#42	Alice	327
#43	Lois	318
#44	Diana	306
#45	Jacqueline	303
#46	Roberta	298
#47	Martha	297
#48	Gail	296
#49	Ann	290
#50	Arlene	286
#51	Jane	285
#52	Joann	277
#53	Elaine	270
#54	Sue	258
#55	Sally	255
#56	Connie	249
#57	Peggy	249
#58	Catherine	244
#59	Marie	243
#60	Doris	242
#61	Marlene	241
#62	Eileen	240
#63	Rose	239
#64	Dolores	238
#65	Kay	235
#66	Charlotte	234
#67	Marcia	231
#68	Lynn	228
#69	Rosemary	221
#70	Kathryn	218
#71	Brenda	215
#72	Marjorie	205
#73	Charlene	202
#74	Norma	199
#75	Cheryl	197
#76	Christine	195
#77	Sheila	194
#78	Suzanne	188
#79	Anita	185
#80	Maureen	181
#81	Constance	180
#82	Katherine	178
#83	Ellen	172
#84	Evelyn	171
#85	Loretta	169
#86	Cynthia	163
#87	Delores	156
#88	Marsha	154
#89	Kathy	154
#90	Anna	152
#91	Paula	152
#92	Louise	149
#93	Jo	148
#94	June	144
#95	Anne	143
#96	Dianne	142
#97	Maryann	141
#98	Lorraine	141
#99	Theresa	138
#100	Jeanette	138

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	31	4	1
Marge	24	3	1
Melody	34	5	1
Marilynn	54	8	3
Bernadine	47	7	2
Lenore	47	7	2
Jeanine	20	3	1
Renee	73	10	4
Adrienne	47	7	3
Denise	59	8	3
Margo	56	8	3
Holly	38	5	2

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.