Illinois · 1955

Top 100 names in Illinois, 1955, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	4,100
#2	Debra	3,258
#3	Susan	2,998
#4	Linda	2,833
#5	Deborah	2,740
#6	Patricia	2,672
#7	Nancy	2,123
#8	Karen	1,986
#9	Barbara	1,958
#10	Pamela	1,676
#11	Diane	1,552
#12	Donna	1,545
#13	Cynthia	1,502
#14	Kathleen	1,500
#15	Sandra	1,419
#16	Carol	1,390
#17	Sharon	1,213
#18	Janet	1,185
#19	Cheryl	1,019
#20	Denise	1,005
#21	Elizabeth	808
#22	Catherine	787
#23	Margaret	768
#24	Kathy	759
#25	Brenda	749
#26	Judith	744
#27	Janice	732
#28	Christine	713
#29	Laura	615
#30	Joyce	596
#31	Gail	584
#32	Rebecca	551
#33	Theresa	539
#34	Lynn	538
#35	Paula	525
#36	Marilyn	521
#37	Joan	505
#38	Teresa	502
#39	Jean	487
#40	Cathy	478
#41	Beverly	476
#42	Carolyn	468
#43	Vicki	459
#44	Diana	443
#45	Jane	441
#46	Julie	438
#47	Robin	436
#48	Peggy	436
#49	Kathryn	433
#50	Rose	433
#51	Connie	423
#52	Katherine	419
#53	Ann	412
#54	Bonnie	411
#55	Jo	405
#56	Betty	399
#57	Gloria	399
#58	Shirley	398
#59	Judy	396
#60	Sheila	394
#61	Lisa	374
#62	Rita	360
#63	Kimberly	358
#64	Debbie	355
#65	Victoria	342
#66	Jacqueline	339
#67	Maureen	333
#68	Rhonda	332
#69	Kim	325
#70	Dawn	317
#71	Valerie	316
#72	Marcia	313
#73	Sherry	312
#74	Wendy	311
#75	Ruth	310
#76	Phyllis	307
#77	Dorothy	306
#78	Darlene	306
#79	Ellen	303
#80	Martha	301
#81	Cindy	297
#82	Jill	293
#83	Maria	290
#84	Michelle	289
#85	Lori	282
#86	Joanne	274
#87	Virginia	271
#88	Vickie	269
#89	Sally	268
#90	Renee	267
#91	Suzanne	259
#92	Laurie	258
#93	Sue	258
#94	Colleen	249
#95	Michele	248
#96	Terry	248
#97	Anne	243
#98	Marsha	238
#99	Terri	238
#100	Anita	237

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
Maribeth	23	2	1
Carmella	21	2	1
Terese	34	3	1
Caryn	27	3	1
Geralyn	36	4	1
Therese	129	13	6
Madonna	25	2	1
Lenore	30	3	1
Felicia	38	4	2
Mari	37	4	2
Merry	36	4	2
Mariann	20	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.