Illinois ★ 1948

Top names in Illinois, 1948

Linda led for girls with 5,170 babies ; Robert for boys with 4,960. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Linda	5,170
2	Mary	3,646
3	Barbara	2,684
4	Patricia	2,607
5	Susan	2,377
6	Carol	1,907
7	Nancy	1,878
8	Sandra	1,722
9	Sharon	1,690
10	Kathleen	1,639
11	Karen	1,529
12	Donna	1,396
13	Judith	1,324
14	Diane	1,160
15	Pamela	1,133
16	Janet	1,028
17	Margaret	980
18	Janice	858
19	Cheryl	785
20	Cynthia	784
21	Joyce	729
22	Judy	720
23	Christine	668
24	Marilyn	660
25	Carolyn	656
26	Shirley	628
27	Betty	594
28	Bonnie	590
29	Deborah	578
30	Beverly	560
31	Connie	519
32	Joan	494
33	Diana	485
33	Elizabeth	485
35	Peggy	460
36	Catherine	452
37	Jean	448
38	Ruth	445
39	Gloria	442
40	Jane	439
41	Lynn	437
42	Brenda	417
43	Dorothy	400
44	Kathy	396
44	Phyllis	396
46	Gail	382
46	Paula	382
48	Rita	374
49	Ann	371
49	Joanne	371
51	Marcia	370
52	Kathryn	366
53	Jacqueline	365
54	Sue	329
55	Virginia	328
56	Martha	327
57	Darlene	324
58	Frances	320
59	Rose	310
60	Marsha	307
61	Helen	306
62	Maureen	300
63	Alice	293
63	Sherry	293
65	Sally	289
66	Ellen	275
67	Elaine	273
67	Jo	273
69	Laura	269
70	Theresa	266
71	Roberta	261
72	Vicki	260
73	Rosemary	259
73	Suzanne	259
75	Rebecca	258
76	Katherine	245
76	Sheila	245
78	Lois	240
79	Constance	232
80	Marie	230
81	Jeanne	221
82	Cathy	213
82	Charlene	213
84	Geraldine	212
85	Lynda	202
86	Charlotte	197
86	Doris	197
88	Carole	196
88	Marlene	196
90	Anita	188
91	Eileen	187
92	Janis	185
92	Joann	185
94	Julie	184
95	Victoria	183
96	Dianne	172
97	Norma	170
98	Teresa	164
99	Paulette	163
100	Evelyn	162

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Robert	4,960
2	James	4,870
3	John	4,760
4	Michael	3,620
5	William	3,278
6	Richard	3,119
7	David	2,898
8	Thomas	2,762
9	Ronald	2,023
10	Charles	1,883
11	Larry	1,635
12	Donald	1,517
13	Gary	1,454
14	Joseph	1,416
15	Kenneth	1,379
16	Dennis	1,364
17	Edward	1,164
18	Paul	1,154
19	Daniel	1,100
20	Steven	1,044
21	George	999
22	Stephen	955
23	Terry	906
24	Gregory	779
25	Lawrence	706
26	Jerry	693
27	Frank	690
28	Bruce	670
29	Roger	666
30	Gerald	658
31	Raymond	619
32	Mark	614
33	Patrick	568
34	Wayne	516
35	Alan	509
36	Timothy	487
37	Anthony	469
38	Carl	437
39	Dale	423
40	Walter	414
41	Jack	412
42	Jeffrey	396
43	Douglas	392
43	Peter	392
43	Philip	392
46	Arthur	381
47	Ralph	356
48	Harold	345
49	Danny	331
50	Steve	327
51	Fred	296
51	Stanley	296
53	Craig	295
54	Eugene	294
55	Phillip	293
56	Henry	285
57	Roy	283
58	Leonard	281
59	Mike	280
60	Russell	275
61	Martin	274
62	Keith	273
63	Harry	263
64	Louis	255
65	Allen	252
66	Albert	250
67	Howard	248
68	Tom	243
69	Glenn	239
70	Jim	238
70	Randall	238
72	Bill	221
73	Scott	220
74	Jerome	205
75	Frederick	200
76	Barry	197
76	Norman	197
78	Lee	196
79	Terrence	191
80	Melvin	180
81	Andrew	179
82	Brian	178
82	Rodney	178
84	Earl	177
85	Joe	174
86	Ronnie	171
87	Theodore	165
88	Bernard	163
89	Ernest	162
90	Randy	161
91	Don	160
92	Samuel	158
93	Francis	155
94	Marvin	149
95	Willie	147
96	Dan	145
97	Christopher	144
97	Ray	144
99	Allan	143
100	Clarence	135