Illinois ★ 1961

Top names in Illinois, 1961

Mary led for girls with 3,155 babies ; Michael for boys with 5,411. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Mary	3,155
2	Susan	2,365
3	Lisa	2,173
4	Linda	2,165
5	Karen	2,030
6	Patricia	1,642
7	Laura	1,511
8	Donna	1,467
9	Cynthia	1,422
10	Deborah	1,371
11	Sandra	1,342
12	Nancy	1,341
13	Debra	1,340
14	Barbara	1,291
15	Lori	1,266
16	Julie	1,259
17	Pamela	1,243
18	Kathleen	1,166
19	Kimberly	1,133
20	Sharon	1,119
21	Cheryl	1,081
22	Diane	1,079
23	Brenda	1,066
24	Elizabeth	1,024
25	Denise	1,008
26	Carol	977
27	Kathy	923
28	Janet	889
29	Dawn	810
30	Teresa	807
31	Debbie	804
32	Michelle	786
33	Christine	764
34	Margaret	715
35	Tammy	714
36	Cindy	686
37	Robin	646
38	Jacqueline	645
39	Theresa	624
40	Catherine	611
41	Tina	596
42	Angela	568
43	Carolyn	559
44	Kim	546
45	Kelly	533
46	Janice	527
47	Laurie	526
48	Rhonda	516
49	Cathy	510
50	Rebecca	494
51	Lynn	481
52	Ann	464
53	Jennifer	462
54	Jill	449
55	Diana	447
56	Beth	444
57	Connie	436
58	Jane	418
58	Judith	418
60	Paula	417
61	Sheila	416
62	Maria	413
63	Renee	406
64	Jean	388
65	Sherry	387
66	Terri	386
67	Joyce	384
68	Judy	377
68	Wendy	377
70	Kathryn	375
71	Valerie	356
72	Gail	354
73	Peggy	353
73	Tracy	353
75	Amy	348
76	Annette	344
77	Vicki	343
78	Maureen	337
79	Michele	328
80	Joan	325
81	Katherine	319
82	Anne	316
83	Carla	314
83	Ellen	314
85	Suzanne	310
86	Colleen	308
87	Victoria	302
88	Beverly	298
89	Sue	294
90	Anita	285
90	Penny	285
92	Darlene	283
92	Rita	283
94	Bonnie	281
95	Leslie	274
96	Ruth	269
97	Gloria	265
98	Joanne	258
99	Julia	253
100	Anna	246

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Michael	5,411
2	John	4,776
3	David	4,727
4	James	4,353
5	Robert	4,158
6	Mark	3,530
7	William	2,613
8	Thomas	2,482
9	Steven	2,235
10	Richard	2,196
11	Jeffrey	1,913
12	Kevin	1,866
13	Daniel	1,822
14	Timothy	1,717
15	Joseph	1,700
16	Scott	1,557
17	Brian	1,490
18	Charles	1,464
18	Kenneth	1,464
20	Gregory	1,337
21	Paul	1,320
22	Ronald	1,262
23	Anthony	1,253
24	Donald	1,248
25	Gary	1,111
26	Edward	953
27	Douglas	852
28	Christopher	848
29	Patrick	737
30	Larry	732
31	Keith	715
32	Mike	707
33	Stephen	691
34	Dennis	680
35	George	667
36	Eric	635
37	Peter	623
38	Randy	619
39	Frank	616
40	Steve	612
40	Terry	612
42	Craig	601
43	Jeffery	572
44	Bruce	567
45	Raymond	557
46	Jeff	553
47	Todd	539
48	Roger	515
49	Alan	496
50	Jerry	491
51	Andrew	458
52	Dale	430
53	Tony	428
54	Carl	422
55	Lawrence	419
56	Martin	393
57	Ricky	392
58	Matthew	390
59	Randall	387
60	Jim	376
61	Phillip	373
62	Tim	367
63	Tom	366
64	Darryl	365
65	Russell	361
66	Bradley	360
67	Gerald	357
68	Danny	352
69	Glenn	342
70	Wayne	336
71	Chris	333
72	Joe	325
73	Greg	322
74	Rodney	303
75	Dean	287
76	Bill	284
77	Kurt	283
78	Philip	278
79	Bryan	274
80	Walter	267
81	Curtis	266
82	Roy	255
83	Rick	252
84	Dwayne	248
85	Jay	245
86	Allen	244
87	Barry	243
88	Victor	240
89	Jack	239
90	Micheal	235
91	Jon	233
91	Vincent	233
93	Arthur	227
94	Stanley	223
95	Dan	219
96	Jose	211
97	Louis	210
98	Dave	207
99	Harold	204
100	Brad	198