State roster

Top names in Illinois

The names most likely to appear on 1966 Illinois birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 183,276 Illinois births in 1966 across 1,915 distinct names.

Distinctively Illinois

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

#77Andre#143 nationally
#81Derrick#127 nationally
#85Yolanda#131 nationally
#100Peggy#139 nationally
#94Reginald#131 nationally
#78Kurt#110 nationally
#92Maureen#119 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa3,100US #1
#2Kimberly1,959US #2
#3Mary1,705US #3
#4Michelle1,676US #4
#5Karen1,501US #5
#6Susan1,468US #6
#7Laura1,228US #19
#8Julie1,179US #13
#9Patricia1,131US #7
#10Jennifer1,105US #10
#11Christine1,080US #20
#12Angela1,029US #9
#13Dawn980US #24
#14Cynthia955US #11
#15Elizabeth954US #16
#16Deborah929US #14
#17Linda913US #18
#18Pamela890US #15
#19Sandra837US #17
#20Donna836US #12
#21Tammy827US #8
#22Lori807US #21
#23Tina789US #23
#24Amy756US #30
#25Kathleen748US #37
#26Barbara715US #27
#27Kelly715US #26
#28Tracy705US #31
#29Sharon701US #28
#30Debra695US #35
#31Denise689US #32
#32Cheryl679US #34
#33Nancy669US #33
#34Brenda595US #25
#35Diane575US #45
#36Theresa555US #46
#37Teresa553US #29
#38Melissa542US #22
#39Jill533US #49
#40Michele515US #36
#41Jacqueline490US #47
#42Catherine478US #54
#43Maria476US #44
#44Rebecca472US #40
#45Carol470US #48
#46Stephanie466US #38
#47Rhonda465US #39
#48Janet428US #57
#49Robin427US #42
#50Margaret418US #55
#51Gina413US #58
#52Sheila412US #51
#53Beth405US #65
#54Kim404US #43
#55Wendy397US #41
#56Paula381US #50
#57Diana361US #64
#58Renee359US #66
#59Christina357US #67
#60Carolyn352US #60
#61Kathy351US #59
#62Sherry351US #53
#63Cindy345US #56
#64Andrea343US #52
#65Ann337US #61
#66Kathryn313US #86
#67Lynn313US #81
#68Valerie294US #74
#69Debbie289US #73
#70Janice289US #80
#71Tracey275US #69
#72Annette274US #79
#73Colleen273US #93
#74Katherine269US #78
#75Suzanne266US #62
#76Carla261US #77
#77Monica255US #75
#78Connie252US #70
#79Laurie252US #63
#80Leslie249US #71
#81Victoria249US #103
#82Kristine242US #104
#83Tamara233US #98
#84Anne232US #83
#85Yolanda232US #131
#86Dana230US #68
#87Anita225US #88
#88Deanna216US #105
#89Stacey216US #76
#90Heidi213US #87
#91Regina212US #82
#92Maureen206US #119
#93Sarah205US #85
#94Sherri205US #92
#95Julia201US #117
#96Cathy199US #99
#97Jane197US #111
#98Shelly197US #89
#99Jean191US #123
#100Peggy186US #139

Boys

#1Michael4,794US #1
#2John3,764US #4
#3David3,626US #2
#4James3,609US #3
#5Robert3,298US #5
#6Mark2,086US #7
#7William2,051US #6
#8Jeffrey1,886US #9
#9Thomas1,862US #10
#10Steven1,851US #13
#11Richard1,848US #8
#12Timothy1,844US #11
#13Brian1,796US #14
#14Scott1,674US #16
#15Joseph1,580US #15
#16Daniel1,567US #19
#17Kevin1,483US #17
#18Christopher1,391US #12
#19Anthony1,386US #22
#20Paul1,325US #18
#21Kenneth1,176US #21
#22Charles1,103US #20
#23Ronald1,050US #24
#24Eric942US #25
#25Gregory927US #23
#26Donald856US #27
#27Todd833US #29
#28Patrick759US #31
#29Edward758US #30
#30Stephen700US #26
#31Keith677US #32
#32Gary668US #28
#33Matthew641US #34
#34Douglas615US #33
#35Andrew588US #36
#36Peter530US #39
#37Rodney512US #35
#38Jeffery501US #42
#39George496US #37
#40Frank479US #43
#41Craig469US #46
#42Dennis462US #44
#43Terry429US #40
#44Larry409US #38
#45Raymond407US #47
#46Jerry389US #41
#47Bradley379US #68
#48Bryan351US #52
#49Roger346US #51
#50Tony328US #49
#51Sean312US #50
#52Troy310US #48
#53Lawrence304US #66
#54Randy301US #45
#55Steve300US #67
#56Carl297US #56
#57Bruce283US #53
#58Martin281US #78
#59Vincent279US #58
#60Jeff277US #72
#61Phillip277US #71
#62Mike269US #69
#63Gerald262US #60
#64Alan261US #57
#65Chris251US #55
#66Dale245US #85
#67Darryl242US #88
#68Philip242US #86
#69Shawn241US #54
#70Wayne237US #59
#71Jose236US #79
#72Randall232US #70
#73Curtis231US #75
#74Russell231US #61
#75Darren228US #63
#76Jon225US #76
#77Andre218US #143
#78Kurt218US #110
#79Tim213US #103
#80Walter213US #83
#81Derrick211US #127
#82Victor203US #101
#83Dean199US #84
#84Glenn199US #90
#85Danny196US #62
#86Jonathan194US #65
#87Ricky192US #64
#88Samuel191US #81
#89Jay188US #91
#90Marc179US #105
#91Arthur178US #96
#92Henry173US #92
#93Louis172US #104
#94Reginald166US #131
#95Eugene165US #116
#96Joe164US #74
#97Harold161US #99
#98Darrin160US #119
#99Johnny159US #73
#100Roy157US #94

On the move since 1965

Rising

↑35Sean#51
↑26Tracey#71
↑19Melissa#38
↑17Jose#71
↑17Andre#77
↑16Shawn#69
↑15Bryan#48
↑15Troy#52

Falling

↓19Darren#75
↓19Danny#85
↓17Jean#99
↓16Darrin#98
↓14Kathy#61
↓13Peggy#100
↓13Mike#62
↓13Russell#74

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1965 rankings.