Illinois ★ 1979

Top names in Illinois, 1979

Jennifer led for girls with 2,906 babies ; Michael for boys with 3,720. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	2,906
2	Melissa	1,676
3	Amanda	1,560
4	Nicole	1,298
5	Michelle	1,175
6	Sarah	1,144
7	Amy	1,111
8	Elizabeth	1,073
9	Jessica	1,070
10	Angela	1,027
11	Heather	986
12	Kelly	937
13	Lisa	930
14	Kimberly	842
15	Christina	751
16	Rebecca	745
17	Stephanie	736
18	Laura	715
19	Jamie	687
20	Erin	649
21	Tiffany	598
22	Megan	588
23	Julie	561
24	Mary	535
25	Christine	515
26	Andrea	506
27	Shannon	493
28	Rachel	489
29	Maria	480
30	Crystal	462
31	Katherine	459
32	Sara	458
33	Erica	442
34	Amber	429
35	April	401
36	Danielle	399
37	Emily	379
38	Carrie	349
38	Patricia	349
40	Kathryn	344
41	Jill	336
42	Monica	324
43	Tracy	320
44	Dawn	317
45	Kathleen	306
46	Samantha	298
46	Tara	298
48	Stacy	296
49	Karen	279
49	Susan	279
51	Kristin	275
52	Brandy	274
53	Veronica	264
54	Natalie	258
55	Tina	252
56	Lauren	251
57	Jacqueline	249
58	Sandra	248
59	Cynthia	247
60	Dana	241
61	Catherine	239
62	Katie	236
63	Courtney	232
64	Gina	229
64	Stacey	229
66	Alicia	225
66	Kristina	225
68	Anna	224
69	Kristen	215
70	Leslie	206
71	Holly	204
72	Brandi	203
73	Kristy	198
73	Lindsay	198
75	Melinda	197
76	Allison	196
77	Heidi	191
78	Beth	186
79	Renee	185
80	Nichole	184
81	Cheryl	183
81	Misty	183
83	Melanie	180
84	Anne	178
84	Colleen	178
86	Denise	175
86	Meghan	175
86	Theresa	175
89	Katrina	173
90	Margaret	171
90	Michele	171
92	Teresa	170
92	Vanessa	170
92	Victoria	170
95	Valerie	169
96	Brooke	167
96	Nancy	167
98	Pamela	165
99	Wendy	161
100	Mindy	160

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Michael	3,720
2	Jason	2,415
3	Christopher	2,238
4	David	2,129
5	Matthew	1,835
6	James	1,828
7	Robert	1,733
8	John	1,701
9	Brian	1,676
10	Daniel	1,670
11	Joseph	1,605
12	Joshua	1,459
13	Nicholas	1,368
14	Ryan	1,275
15	Eric	1,235
16	Timothy	1,169
17	William	1,115
18	Anthony	1,063
19	Kevin	1,023
20	Andrew	1,017
21	Adam	960
22	Jeffrey	937
23	Thomas	927
24	Scott	879
25	Steven	846
26	Jeremy	835
27	Richard	810
28	Mark	752
29	Justin	712
30	Charles	695
31	Aaron	660
32	Paul	646
33	Patrick	582
34	Jonathan	547
35	Benjamin	536
36	Jose	530
37	Nathan	519
38	Gregory	510
39	Kenneth	492
40	Brandon	477
41	Chad	457
42	Bradley	436
43	Peter	398
44	Edward	381
45	Sean	380
46	Stephen	376
47	Keith	374
48	Jacob	368
49	Shawn	346
50	Juan	344
51	Bryan	343
52	Travis	332
53	Todd	318
54	Donald	316
55	George	299
56	Douglas	296
57	Kyle	293
58	Erik	290
59	Ronald	281
60	Phillip	278
61	Corey	258
62	Antonio	253
63	Marcus	243
64	Frank	240
65	Shaun	234
66	Larry	231
66	Samuel	231
68	Derek	224
69	Jesse	221
70	Brett	216
71	Dennis	215
72	Raymond	211
73	Carlos	210
73	Craig	210
73	Zachary	210
76	Joel	209
77	Dustin	206
78	Shane	205
79	Luis	196
80	Curtis	190
81	Cory	188
82	Mario	186
83	Jeffery	183
84	Derrick	182
85	Alexander	180
85	Philip	180
87	Jared	178
88	Jeremiah	177
89	Nathaniel	172
90	Carl	168
91	Brent	167
91	Gary	167
93	Jerry	164
94	Jorge	159
95	Victor	154
96	Miguel	148
97	Maurice	146
98	Troy	145
99	Jesus	144
100	Randy	143