Illinois · 1946

Top 100 names in Illinois, 1946, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	3,493
#2	Patricia	2,695
#3	Linda	2,450
#4	Barbara	2,441
#5	Carol	2,317
#6	Sharon	2,082
#7	Susan	1,972
#8	Nancy	1,898
#9	Sandra	1,839
#10	Judith	1,754
#11	Karen	1,541
#12	Kathleen	1,417
#13	Donna	1,292
#14	Diane	1,176
#15	Janet	1,074
#16	Judy	968
#17	Margaret	867
#18	Janice	836
#19	Joyce	785
#20	Cheryl	774
#21	Marilyn	772
#22	Carolyn	747
#23	Shirley	720
#24	Pamela	704
#25	Betty	694
#26	Bonnie	613
#27	Beverly	589
#28	Joan	560
#29	Diana	516
#30	Gloria	502
#31	Jean	481
#32	Ruth	479
#33	Phyllis	471
#34	Dorothy	467
#35	Elizabeth	454
#36	Jane	444
#37	Cynthia	431
#38	Christine	425
#39	Connie	420
#40	Virginia	397
#41	Rita	358
#42	Gail	358
#43	Lynn	352
#44	Frances	349
#45	Joanne	341
#46	Jacqueline	335
#47	Alice	334
#48	Darlene	333
#49	Sue	327
#50	Suzanne	323
#51	Ann	318
#52	Brenda	311
#53	Catherine	309
#54	Martha	305
#55	Carole	305
#56	Rosemary	305
#57	Helen	300
#58	Marcia	298
#59	Sally	296
#60	Peggy	289
#61	Kathryn	289
#62	Rose	287
#63	Elaine	286
#64	Geraldine	286
#65	Kathy	286
#66	Ellen	280
#67	Lois	276
#68	Marsha	271
#69	Roberta	269
#70	Paula	266
#71	Eileen	259
#72	Marie	256
#73	Sherry	254
#74	Laura	254
#75	Jeanne	247
#76	Maureen	246
#77	Jo	245
#78	Charlene	226
#79	Sheila	225
#80	Charlotte	218
#81	Anita	218
#82	Joann	217
#83	Marlene	217
#84	Katherine	213
#85	Constance	207
#86	Vicki	204
#87	Dianne	203
#88	Doris	198
#89	Arlene	191
#90	Kay	191
#91	Louise	189
#92	Theresa	182
#93	Anne	174
#94	Norma	173
#95	Evelyn	171
#96	Marjorie	169
#97	Victoria	167
#98	Deborah	167
#99	Rebecca	163
#100	Loretta	158

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
Marge	20	3	1
Marla	42	5	2
Bernadine	44	6	2
Therese	47	6	2
Kim	25	3	1
Caren	20	3	1
Marilynn	45	6	2
Holly	60	8	3
Fern	33	4	2
Karin	31	4	2
Celeste	24	3	1
Jeannine	34	4	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.