Illinois · 1986

Top 100 names in Illinois, 1986, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jessica	2,133
#2	Ashley	2,004
#3	Jennifer	1,749
#4	Amanda	1,692
#5	Sarah	1,288
#6	Nicole	1,113
#7	Stephanie	1,111
#8	Elizabeth	1,053
#9	Brittany	975
#10	Lauren	932
#11	Megan	911
#12	Melissa	854
#13	Laura	762
#14	Samantha	724
#15	Michelle	708
#16	Heather	706
#17	Rachel	703
#18	Amy	698
#19	Emily	667
#20	Amber	640
#21	Danielle	639
#22	Christina	633
#23	Katherine	603
#24	Kimberly	599
#25	Kelly	586
#26	Tiffany	583
#27	Rebecca	533
#28	Erin	517
#29	Erica	487
#30	Sara	477
#31	Lisa	450
#32	Jamie	449
#33	Angela	437
#34	Crystal	427
#35	Andrea	416
#36	Kathryn	411
#37	Christine	407
#38	Mary	394
#39	Katie	374
#40	Allison	365
#41	Kristin	355
#42	Courtney	353
#43	Vanessa	346
#44	Whitney	339
#45	Lindsey	335
#46	Jacqueline	327
#47	Kristen	324
#48	Lindsay	315
#49	Dominique	304
#50	Shannon	295
#51	Julie	292
#52	Alicia	285
#53	Natalie	285
#54	Victoria	279
#55	Kathleen	276
#56	Maria	266
#57	Jenna	262
#58	Anna	255
#59	Kristina	255
#60	Monica	253
#61	Margaret	244
#62	Cassandra	231
#63	Catherine	223
#64	Patricia	218
#65	Diana	208
#66	Meghan	205
#67	Veronica	196
#68	Brittney	195
#69	Holly	195
#70	Krystal	192
#71	April	186
#72	Caitlin	185
#73	Valerie	184
#74	Mallory	184
#75	Tara	180
#76	Alison	180
#77	Dana	175
#78	Alexandra	173
#79	Erika	171
#80	Gina	171
#81	Jasmine	162
#82	Alyssa	159
#83	Colleen	158
#84	Karen	157
#85	Bethany	157
#86	Katrina	153
#87	Latoya	150
#88	Sandra	147
#89	Jaclyn	147
#90	Kara	146
#91	Cynthia	146
#92	Leslie	143
#93	Jillian	141
#94	Susan	140
#95	Felicia	140
#96	Natasha	139
#97	Molly	138
#98	Julia	137
#99	Joanna	136
#100	Angelica	135

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	48	7	2
Iesha	24	3	1
Shatara	21	3	1
Ladonna	28	4	1
Shaquita	21	3	1
Lisette	20	3	1
Maritza	45	6	2
Tamika	59	8	3
Rocio	35	5	2
Dominique	304	43	17
Dominque	29	4	2
Octavia	34	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.