Illinois · 1985

Top 100 names in Illinois, 1985, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	2,052
#2	Ashley	1,945
#3	Jessica	1,909
#4	Amanda	1,655
#5	Nicole	1,228
#6	Sarah	1,164
#7	Elizabeth	1,120
#8	Megan	1,079
#9	Stephanie	1,071
#10	Melissa	999
#11	Lauren	833
#12	Laura	829
#13	Heather	807
#14	Rachel	801
#15	Christina	798
#16	Michelle	782
#17	Amy	740
#18	Danielle	700
#19	Brittany	699
#20	Kimberly	647
#21	Emily	644
#22	Kelly	627
#23	Rebecca	621
#24	Erin	610
#25	Tiffany	594
#26	Katherine	592
#27	Samantha	579
#28	Amber	548
#29	Jamie	539
#30	Angela	511
#31	Sara	485
#32	Crystal	474
#33	Lisa	460
#34	Andrea	452
#35	Mary	449
#36	Erica	437
#37	Kristin	411
#38	Kathryn	411
#39	Christine	406
#40	Dominique	398
#41	Lindsey	388
#42	Kristen	383
#43	Vanessa	380
#44	Lindsay	358
#45	Jacqueline	355
#46	Shannon	351
#47	Allison	343
#48	Katie	341
#49	Courtney	320
#50	Jenna	312
#51	Alicia	301
#52	Julie	297
#53	Kristina	285
#54	Maria	285
#55	Krystal	275
#56	Kathleen	274
#57	Meghan	269
#58	Victoria	268
#59	Natalie	266
#60	Monica	256
#61	Anna	251
#62	Diana	248
#63	April	238
#64	Holly	237
#65	Patricia	237
#66	Cassandra	233
#67	Margaret	227
#68	Veronica	212
#69	Tara	209
#70	Catherine	208
#71	Dana	190
#72	Valerie	182
#73	Latoya	180
#74	Colleen	180
#75	Cynthia	173
#76	Jaclyn	168
#77	Krystle	164
#78	Kara	162
#79	Stacy	159
#80	Joanna	159
#81	Brittney	155
#82	Tracy	155
#83	Gina	151
#84	Nichole	149
#85	Karen	149
#86	Molly	149
#87	Caitlin	148
#88	Stacey	148
#89	Susan	148
#90	Candice	148
#91	Jasmine	146
#92	Alison	143
#93	Alexandra	143
#94	Carrie	142
#95	Jill	142
#96	Erika	140
#97	Julia	138
#98	Tina	136
#99	Nancy	134
#100	Anne	133

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
Latrice	71	10	2
Kenyatta	21	3	1
Paris	33	5	1
Iesha	22	3	1
Tasia	47	6	2
Chiquita	46	6	2
Dominique	398	55	19
Shaquita	20	3	1
Lissette	22	3	1
Ladonna	31	4	2
Dominque	33	5	2
Yesenia	53	7	3

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.