Illinois · 1947

Top 100 names in Illinois, 1947, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Linda	5,285
#2	Mary	3,940
#3	Patricia	3,009
#4	Barbara	2,798
#5	Carol	2,287
#6	Susan	2,128
#7	Nancy	2,103
#8	Sandra	1,952
#9	Sharon	1,922
#10	Kathleen	1,643
#11	Donna	1,546
#12	Judith	1,528
#13	Karen	1,514
#14	Diane	1,238
#15	Janet	1,072
#16	Margaret	1,001
#17	Cheryl	965
#18	Judy	949
#19	Pamela	936
#20	Janice	889
#21	Marilyn	833
#22	Joyce	829
#23	Carolyn	795
#24	Cynthia	735
#25	Shirley	670
#26	Bonnie	645
#27	Betty	637
#28	Christine	603
#29	Joan	589
#30	Beverly	578
#31	Gloria	550
#32	Connie	535
#33	Jean	521
#34	Jane	512
#35	Diana	510
#36	Dorothy	490
#37	Elizabeth	480
#38	Virginia	477
#39	Phyllis	471
#40	Peggy	466
#41	Lynn	465
#42	Ruth	455
#43	Catherine	432
#44	Ann	404
#45	Brenda	403
#46	Gail	392
#47	Kathy	380
#48	Joanne	372
#49	Rita	369
#50	Marcia	366
#51	Alice	366
#52	Darlene	361
#53	Sue	358
#54	Jacqueline	355
#55	Rosemary	354
#56	Martha	353
#57	Suzanne	352
#58	Helen	339
#59	Elaine	338
#60	Paula	336
#61	Marsha	321
#62	Sally	318
#63	Kathryn	318
#64	Deborah	313
#65	Maureen	309
#66	Rose	305
#67	Jo	304
#68	Frances	303
#69	Laura	302
#70	Roberta	302
#71	Ellen	287
#72	Lois	271
#73	Carole	270
#74	Sherry	269
#75	Sheila	267
#76	Geraldine	258
#77	Vicki	253
#78	Katherine	246
#79	Marie	245
#80	Janis	241
#81	Constance	240
#82	Charlene	229
#83	Anita	225
#84	Eileen	224
#85	Jeanne	220
#86	Charlotte	219
#87	Theresa	218
#88	Rebecca	218
#89	Marlene	211
#90	Lynda	200
#91	Joann	200
#92	Kay	199
#93	Doris	199
#94	Cathy	190
#95	Arlene	188
#96	Jill	182
#97	Evelyn	179
#98	Dianne	178
#99	Dolores	173
#100	Gayle	171

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
Linnea	29	3	1
Charmaine	20	2	1
Kimberly	39	4	1
Marla	58	7	2
Carmella	25	3	1
Ruthann	27	3	1
Georgene	21	2	1
Colette	20	2	1
Shari	28	3	1
Melody	87	10	4
Celeste	35	4	2
Karyn	21	2	1

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.