State roster

Top names in Illinois

The names most likely to appear on 1964 Illinois birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 203,794 Illinois births in 1964 across 1,922 distinct names.

Distinctively Illinois

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Illinois more than they say America.

#85Andre#164 nationally
#87Derrick#156 nationally
#93Dan#139 nationally
#98Brad#143 nationally
#100Jerome#140 nationally
#71Kurt#109 nationally
#72Tom#107 nationally
#68Jim#101 nationally
#100Victoria#129 nationally
#51Bradley#77 nationally
#62Darryl#87 nationally
#95Dwayne#120 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa2,729US #1
#2Mary2,557US #2
#3Susan2,052US #3
#4Karen1,756US #4
#5Laura1,590US #14
#6Kimberly1,539US #6
#7Patricia1,505US #5
#8Linda1,355US #8
#9Julie1,312US #17
#10Donna1,187US #7
#11Cynthia1,176US #9
#12Pamela1,113US #11
#13Lori1,070US #15
#14Sandra1,028US #13
#15Deborah1,023US #12
#16Dawn1,021US #33
#17Christine980US #28
#18Elizabeth974US #16
#19Kathleen947US #30
#20Michelle937US #23
#21Nancy931US #26
#22Barbara921US #19
#23Tammy921US #10
#24Angela917US #22
#25Sharon902US #20
#26Debra894US #24
#27Denise889US #25
#28Diane885US #32
#29Cheryl796US #29
#30Brenda769US #18
#31Jennifer764US #31
#32Kelly711US #35
#33Tina706US #34
#34Carol682US #36
#35Teresa672US #21
#36Jacqueline668US #37
#37Robin646US #27
#38Kathy611US #39
#39Margaret609US #49
#40Theresa591US #38
#41Janet590US #48
#42Catherine571US #54
#43Amy537US #44
#44Maria527US #41
#45Kim521US #42
#46Tracy503US #40
#47Cindy497US #47
#48Jill494US #61
#49Rhonda492US #43
#50Sheila473US #51
#51Ann468US #60
#52Paula466US #45
#53Rebecca457US #46
#54Debbie453US #52
#55Beth424US #65
#56Renee423US #71
#57Sherry423US #50
#58Diana406US #63
#59Lynn406US #72
#60Michele403US #58
#61Wendy403US #55
#62Carolyn397US #56
#63Laurie372US #59
#64Janice369US #69
#65Annette365US #68
#66Valerie363US #66
#67Suzanne356US #67
#68Kathryn345US #84
#69Stephanie343US #57
#70Connie342US #64
#71Gina323US #79
#72Cathy312US #75
#73Colleen310US #94
#74Katherine308US #82
#75Melissa308US #53
#76Regina300US #83
#77Carla291US #78
#78Anne289US #76
#79Christina289US #88
#80Judy281US #74
#81Jean280US #100
#82Terri277US #62
#83Andrea271US #77
#84Jane271US #93
#85Dana269US #70
#86Joyce269US #87
#87Maureen263US #107
#88Judith262US #98
#89Penny261US #96
#90Monica259US #90
#91Joan254US #99
#92Anita253US #85
#93Peggy253US #106
#94Sherri251US #86
#95Leslie241US #73
#96Tamara237US #108
#97Rita232US #122
#98Sarah232US #92
#99Vicki227US #112
#100Victoria227US #129

Boys

#1Michael5,137US #1
#2John4,768US #2
#3James4,088US #4
#4David4,087US #3
#5Robert3,966US #5
#6Mark2,600US #6
#7William2,330US #7
#8Thomas2,162US #9
#9Richard2,160US #8
#10Steven1,972US #12
#11Jeffrey1,796US #10
#12Scott1,771US #14
#13Timothy1,751US #15
#14Kevin1,750US #13
#15Daniel1,720US #19
#16Joseph1,713US #11
#17Paul1,525US #16
#18Brian1,511US #20
#19Kenneth1,420US #18
#20Charles1,281US #17
#21Anthony1,280US #21
#22Ronald1,177US #24
#23Gregory1,120US #22
#24Donald988US #25
#25Christopher967US #23
#26Edward921US #27
#27Patrick890US #30
#28Todd878US #28
#29Eric837US #32
#30Douglas829US #31
#31Gary802US #26
#32Keith670US #34
#33Stephen664US #29
#34Peter625US #39
#35Andrew585US #37
#36George582US #33
#37Larry562US #36
#38Matthew561US #43
#39Terry546US #35
#40Frank526US #41
#41Mike524US #47
#42Dennis481US #42
#43Raymond466US #44
#44Craig461US #48
#45Randy461US #38
#46Jeffery457US #45
#47Steve435US #51
#48Jerry433US #40
#49Jeff410US #52
#50Bruce408US #46
#51Bradley404US #77
#52Roger383US #49
#53Carl373US #55
#54Lawrence367US #68
#55Phillip366US #67
#56Alan355US #53
#57Gerald347US #60
#58Martin343US #63
#59Tony331US #50
#60Rodney328US #59
#61Vincent327US #64
#62Darryl311US #87
#63Dale308US #72
#64Tim302US #82
#65Philip301US #76
#66Danny290US #56
#67Bryan287US #70
#68Jim284US #101
#69Ricky276US #54
#70Randall275US #66
#71Kurt274US #109
#72Tom274US #107
#73Russell272US #58
#74Wayne270US #61
#75Joe267US #62
#76Chris254US #65
#77Glenn250US #81
#78Curtis248US #75
#79Jay246US #84
#80Troy243US #57
#81Jon238US #79
#82Dean236US #85
#83Jose224US #94
#84Walter222US #80
#85Andre218US #164
#86Victor211US #97
#87Derrick206US #156
#88Greg206US #95
#89Arthur205US #91
#90Jonathan201US #83
#91Louis196US #102
#92Henry195US #92
#93Dan194US #139
#94Barry193US #69
#95Dwayne192US #120
#96Allen190US #93
#97Rick190US #121
#98Brad187US #143
#99Harold186US #98
#100Jerome185US #140

On the move since 1963

Rising

↑20Regina#76
↑19Stephanie#69
↑17Jose#83
↑15Tracy#46
↑15Dana#85
↑15Rodney#60
↑14Dawn#16
↑14Jacqueline#36

Falling

↓18Jane#84
↓17Terri#82
↓17Judith#88
↓14Debbie#54
↓11Connie#70
↓11Penny#89
↓10Joan#91
↓10Russell#73

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1963 rankings.