Illinois ★ 1949

Top names in Illinois, 1949

Linda led for girls with 4,997 babies ; Robert for boys with 5,007. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Linda	4,997
2	Mary	3,731
3	Patricia	2,703
4	Susan	2,511
5	Barbara	2,404
6	Kathleen	1,932
7	Nancy	1,819
8	Carol	1,798
9	Sandra	1,791
10	Sharon	1,605
11	Karen	1,495
12	Donna	1,316
13	Judith	1,300
14	Pamela	1,214
15	Deborah	1,151
16	Diane	1,144
17	Janet	1,055
18	Margaret	1,011
19	Janice	905
20	Christine	871
21	Cynthia	826
22	Joyce	734
23	Cheryl	731
24	Marilyn	690
25	Carolyn	684
26	Shirley	671
27	Brenda	622
28	Bonnie	602
29	Elizabeth	560
30	Judy	547
31	Catherine	519
32	Beverly	515
33	Betty	501
34	Gloria	500
35	Diana	494
36	Joan	484
37	Kathy	469
38	Gail	452
39	Jane	447
40	Jean	437
40	Peggy	437
42	Connie	434
43	Rita	431
43	Ruth	431
45	Kathryn	413
46	Lynn	396
47	Dorothy	384
48	Jacqueline	383
49	Ann	375
50	Rebecca	372
51	Phyllis	370
52	Paula	359
53	Marcia	354
54	Virginia	347
55	Vicki	339
56	Martha	338
57	Katherine	333
58	Darlene	332
59	Joanne	322
60	Helen	308
61	Marsha	301
62	Alice	300
63	Sheila	296
64	Jo	294
65	Frances	293
66	Theresa	288
67	Suzanne	283
68	Maureen	282
68	Roberta	282
70	Ellen	280
71	Elaine	279
71	Laura	279
73	Cathy	276
74	Rose	270
75	Rosemary	265
75	Sally	265
77	Sue	258
78	Constance	250
79	Lois	243
80	Victoria	235
81	Sherry	231
82	Jeanne	226
83	Valerie	222
84	Marie	221
85	Marlene	217
86	Eileen	215
87	Geraldine	209
88	Doris	206
89	Charlotte	204
90	Lynda	203
91	Anne	195
92	Charlene	192
93	Anita	190
94	Wendy	185
95	Jill	174
96	Debra	173
96	Paulette	173
98	Janis	171
99	Evelyn	170
100	Terry	167

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Robert	5,007
2	James	4,818
3	John	4,788
4	Michael	4,251
5	William	3,350
6	Richard	3,187
7	David	3,175
8	Thomas	2,960
9	Charles	1,923
10	Ronald	1,765
11	Donald	1,555
12	Gary	1,509
13	Larry	1,486
14	Kenneth	1,447
15	Dennis	1,379
16	Joseph	1,378
17	Steven	1,340
18	Daniel	1,193
19	Paul	1,176
20	Edward	1,161
21	Stephen	1,091
22	George	1,033
23	Gregory	990
24	Mark	887
25	Terry	798
26	Lawrence	782
27	Roger	726
28	Bruce	720
29	Frank	714
30	Raymond	640
31	Gerald	626
32	Jerry	606
33	Patrick	575
34	Timothy	564
35	Wayne	536
36	Alan	515
37	Douglas	514
38	Anthony	447
39	Jeffrey	433
40	Peter	428
41	Carl	424
42	Dale	403
43	Jack	387
44	Philip	386
45	Walter	379
46	Arthur	368
47	Phillip	336
48	Ralph	334
49	Harold	325
50	Craig	321
50	Danny	321
52	Randall	316
53	Russell	307
54	Stanley	303
55	Martin	301
56	Glenn	300
57	Fred	294
58	Allen	286
59	Leonard	279
60	Scott	269
61	Henry	265
62	Eugene	260
62	Howard	260
64	Keith	258
64	Roy	258
64	Steve	258
67	Jerome	255
68	Harry	242
69	Albert	236
69	Brian	236
71	Frederick	226
71	Louis	226
73	Barry	221
74	Andrew	212
75	Mike	209
75	Tom	209
77	Samuel	201
78	Kevin	200
79	Theodore	198
80	Randy	188
81	Norman	187
81	Rodney	187
83	Lee	184
83	Melvin	184
85	Christopher	182
86	Joe	176
87	Willie	165
88	Terrence	162
89	Clifford	161
90	Marvin	160
91	Bill	158
91	Earl	158
91	Eric	158
94	Jim	157
95	Ernest	156
96	Bernard	150
96	Clarence	150
96	Francis	150
99	Darrell	147
100	Dan	144