Illinois ★ 1950

Top names in Illinois, 1950

Linda led for girls with 4,385 babies ; James for boys with 4,986. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Linda	4,385
2	Mary	3,812
3	Patricia	2,739
4	Susan	2,619
5	Barbara	2,395
6	Kathleen	2,027
7	Nancy	1,946
8	Carol	1,728
9	Sandra	1,612
10	Deborah	1,598
11	Karen	1,593
12	Sharon	1,543
13	Pamela	1,268
14	Diane	1,226
15	Donna	1,194
16	Janet	1,167
17	Judith	1,108
18	Margaret	997
19	Cynthia	945
20	Janice	931
21	Christine	905
22	Cheryl	769
23	Joyce	699
24	Brenda	669
25	Shirley	653
26	Carolyn	600
27	Elizabeth	597
28	Beverly	574
29	Marilyn	573
30	Catherine	559
31	Bonnie	536
32	Judy	525
33	Gail	499
34	Joan	488
35	Kathy	486
36	Gloria	474
37	Betty	473
38	Kathryn	454
39	Diana	453
40	Peggy	452
41	Jane	450
42	Jean	447
43	Rita	429
44	Connie	428
45	Jacqueline	409
46	Lynn	392
47	Marsha	388
47	Ruth	388
49	Rebecca	387
50	Debra	377
51	Phyllis	369
52	Marcia	366
53	Ann	361
54	Dorothy	358
55	Paula	355
56	Martha	350
57	Vicki	334
58	Katherine	333
59	Virginia	332
60	Laura	329
61	Denise	327
62	Ellen	312
63	Joanne	309
64	Darlene	308
64	Theresa	308
66	Cathy	307
67	Rose	297
68	Sally	290
69	Frances	289
70	Elaine	288
71	Constance	287
72	Alice	282
73	Jo	280
74	Maureen	276
74	Sheila	276
74	Sherry	276
77	Suzanne	265
78	Roberta	259
79	Helen	252
80	Victoria	239
81	Wendy	235
82	Marie	234
83	Marlene	229
84	Charlene	228
85	Lois	223
86	Rosemary	222
87	Eileen	218
88	Jeanne	216
89	Sue	215
90	Anita	202
91	Jill	197
92	Valerie	192
93	Doris	187
93	Geraldine	187
95	Joann	186
96	Julie	183
97	Anne	182
98	Teresa	180
99	Lynda	174
100	Leslie	169

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	James	4,986
2	Robert	4,851
3	John	4,730
4	Michael	4,611
5	William	3,376
6	David	3,358
7	Richard	3,048
8	Thomas	2,930
9	Charles	1,992
10	Gary	1,834
11	Ronald	1,754
12	Donald	1,555
13	Steven	1,539
14	Dennis	1,444
15	Joseph	1,425
16	Larry	1,369
17	Kenneth	1,368
18	Paul	1,215
19	Daniel	1,213
20	Stephen	1,138
21	Mark	1,136
22	Gregory	1,102
23	Edward	1,082
24	George	1,016
25	Lawrence	769
26	Bruce	755
27	Terry	739
28	Frank	677
29	Roger	669
30	Raymond	667
31	Gerald	600
32	Patrick	597
33	Timothy	596
34	Jerry	585
35	Wayne	554
36	Douglas	520
37	Jeffrey	518
38	Alan	499
39	Dale	491
40	Anthony	467
41	Peter	447
42	Carl	418
43	Scott	391
44	Philip	389
45	Walter	382
46	Arthur	363
47	Jack	362
48	Kevin	361
49	Randall	353
50	Danny	347
50	Martin	347
52	Ralph	336
53	Craig	331
54	Keith	320
54	Phillip	320
56	Stanley	317
57	Harold	312
58	Glenn	311
59	Henry	282
60	Leonard	269
61	Howard	262
61	Russell	262
63	Roy	261
64	Allen	258
65	Brian	256
66	Andrew	250
67	Louis	249
68	Eugene	246
69	Albert	244
70	Christopher	241
71	Barry	240
72	Steve	237
73	Fred	228
74	Randy	222
75	Harry	207
76	Jerome	204
77	Frederick	200
78	Lee	193
79	Melvin	184
80	Rodney	182
81	Theodore	178
82	Samuel	177
83	Terrence	174
84	Micheal	171
85	Norman	170
86	Bernard	164
86	Dean	164
88	Darrell	163
88	Eric	163
90	Francis	161
91	Earl	157
91	Victor	157
93	Willie	156
94	Curtis	147
95	Marvin	144
96	Clarence	141
97	Jay	138
98	Clifford	137
98	Glen	137
100	Tom	131