Illinois ★ 1978

Top names in Illinois, 1978

Jennifer led for girls with 2,814 babies ; Michael for boys with 3,630. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	2,814
2	Melissa	1,364
3	Amy	1,173
4	Nicole	1,152
5	Heather	1,114
6	Sarah	1,107
7	Jessica	1,078
8	Michelle	1,058
9	Elizabeth	1,018
10	Kelly	1,013
11	Amanda	1,008
12	Angela	1,005
13	Lisa	927
14	Kimberly	853
15	Stephanie	769
16	Christina	757
17	Rebecca	675
18	Laura	654
19	Julie	619
20	Jamie	600
21	Erin	574
22	Andrea	535
23	Sara	517
24	Mary	490
25	Christine	486
26	Maria	463
27	Rachel	457
28	Shannon	447
29	Tiffany	443
30	Katherine	434
31	Crystal	418
32	Carrie	415
33	Jill	406
34	Erica	397
35	Megan	387
36	Danielle	378
37	April	375
38	Tracy	367
39	Karen	358
40	Dawn	355
41	Emily	343
42	Amber	320
43	Kathleen	309
44	Patricia	299
45	Stacy	297
45	Tina	297
47	Monica	287
48	Susan	282
49	Tara	278
50	Cynthia	277
51	Stacey	276
52	Kathryn	274
53	Brandy	262
53	Veronica	262
55	Jacqueline	259
56	Kristin	256
57	Sandra	254
58	Kristen	247
59	Catherine	246
60	Kristy	245
61	Kristina	239
62	Gina	235
63	Dana	234
64	Jaime	227
65	Courtney	224
66	Alicia	209
67	Samantha	206
68	Natalie	200
69	Theresa	195
70	Anna	192
70	Nancy	192
72	Holly	191
73	Denise	188
74	Lori	187
75	Vanessa	185
76	Brandi	184
77	Michele	181
78	Margaret	179
79	Valerie	178
80	Beth	176
80	Tammy	176
82	Colleen	173
83	Katie	172
83	Victoria	172
85	Lauren	169
86	Melanie	168
86	Teresa	168
88	Renee	167
89	Cheryl	166
90	Melinda	164
90	Robin	164
92	Misty	163
93	Tanya	160
94	Diana	159
95	Anne	158
95	Christy	158
97	Lindsay	156
98	Leslie	155
98	Linda	155
100	Allison	154

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Michael	3,630
2	Jason	2,409
3	Christopher	2,027
4	David	1,985
5	Matthew	1,891
6	James	1,874
7	Robert	1,722
8	Brian	1,715
9	John	1,633
10	Daniel	1,463
11	Joseph	1,410
12	Joshua	1,288
13	Timothy	1,200
14	Eric	1,190
15	Ryan	1,165
16	Kevin	1,142
17	William	1,069
18	Anthony	1,028
19	Jeffrey	1,001
20	Nicholas	976
21	Thomas	908
22	Andrew	887
23	Jeremy	884
24	Steven	872
25	Mark	828
26	Scott	824
27	Richard	803
28	Adam	774
29	Charles	676
30	Aaron	610
31	Paul	586
32	Justin	572
33	Patrick	526
34	Benjamin	508
35	Gregory	505
36	Jose	486
37	Jonathan	478
38	Chad	477
39	Kenneth	473
40	Nathan	450
41	Bradley	420
42	Peter	403
43	Stephen	399
44	Brandon	387
45	Edward	374
45	Sean	374
47	Todd	368
48	Shawn	359
49	Donald	350
50	Keith	345
51	Juan	334
52	Bryan	321
53	Shaun	304
54	Ronald	295
55	Jacob	289
56	Douglas	288
57	George	281
58	Craig	258
59	Antonio	240
60	Kyle	236
61	Corey	234
62	Erik	233
62	Phillip	233
64	Marcus	226
65	Frank	211
66	Larry	210
67	Raymond	208
68	Travis	206
69	Dennis	205
69	Philip	205
71	Samuel	203
72	Cory	198
72	Joel	198
74	Derek	195
74	Jeffery	195
76	Shane	190
77	Dustin	189
77	Gary	189
79	Carlos	184
80	Derrick	181
81	Luis	179
82	Jeremiah	176
83	Jesse	168
84	Terry	165
85	Zachary	163
86	Alexander	161
87	Victor	160
88	Andre	153
88	Vincent	153
90	Brent	150
90	Mario	150
92	Lawrence	148
93	Brett	146
94	Nathaniel	145
95	Marc	142
95	Ricardo	142
97	Jerry	138
97	Martin	138
97	Tony	138
100	Randy	136