State roster

Top names in Illinois

The names most likely to appear on 1967 Illinois birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 178,029 Illinois births in 1967 across 1,928 distinct names.

Distinctively Illinois

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

#70Andre#137 nationally
#64Derrick#120 nationally
#62Kurt#113 nationally
#88Maureen#129 nationally
#81Yolanda#120 nationally
#73Kristine#106 nationally
#97Nicholas#130 nationally
#97Jane#127 nationally
#84Darryl#109 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa2,769US #1
#2Kimberly2,020US #2
#3Michelle1,813US #3
#4Mary1,440US #4
#5Susan1,395US #5
#6Laura1,264US #15
#7Karen1,209US #6
#8Julie1,195US #16
#9Angela1,097US #7
#10Christine1,097US #14
#11Dawn1,049US #27
#12Amy1,041US #12
#13Jennifer1,034US #10
#14Patricia1,015US #11
#15Elizabeth905US #13
#16Sandra871US #20
#17Tammy862US #8
#18Cynthia858US #18
#19Pamela817US #17
#20Deborah781US #22
#21Kelly778US #23
#22Lori776US #24
#23Tina765US #21
#24Donna743US #19
#25Melissa740US #9
#26Linda716US #26
#27Sharon695US #30
#28Denise683US #34
#29Tracy642US #29
#30Debra637US #38
#31Barbara636US #33
#32Kathleen618US #40
#33Nancy616US #37
#34Cheryl608US #35
#35Michele576US #36
#36Stephanie576US #25
#37Maria545US #42
#38Brenda520US #31
#39Teresa515US #28
#40Theresa513US #43
#41Diane494US #44
#42Wendy491US #32
#43Jill477US #50
#44Rebecca468US #39
#45Gina456US #54
#46Rhonda456US #41
#47Margaret432US #58
#48Jacqueline422US #52
#49Carol421US #47
#50Christina404US #53
#51Catherine398US #55
#52Sheila395US #56
#53Andrea390US #48
#54Ann385US #57
#55Paula383US #46
#56Sherry376US #51
#57Beth365US #67
#58Valerie360US #73
#59Robin350US #45
#60Janet346US #61
#61Kim340US #49
#62Renee338US #62
#63Diana327US #65
#64Carolyn324US #60
#65Cindy314US #59
#66Lynn303US #81
#67Suzanne295US #63
#68Katherine287US #76
#69Kathy283US #64
#70Victoria282US #93
#71Kathryn259US #92
#72Monica257US #70
#73Kristine255US #106
#74Dana251US #71
#75Anne249US #84
#76Laurie247US #72
#77Leslie245US #66
#78Colleen239US #96
#79Tonya239US #68
#80Carla232US #82
#81Yolanda231US #120
#82Tracey229US #78
#83Connie225US #75
#84Kristin224US #97
#85Stacy224US #74
#86Tamara220US #86
#87Annette219US #85
#88Maureen219US #129
#89Sherri219US #89
#90Regina217US #80
#91Deanna216US #104
#92Carrie208US #107
#93Sarah207US #83
#94Debbie206US #90
#95Janice206US #99
#96Stacey200US #69
#97Jane195US #127
#98Heidi192US #88
#99Sheri191US #115
#100Anita188US #98

Boys

#1Michael4,773US #1
#2John3,613US #4
#3David3,536US #2
#4James3,493US #3
#5Robert3,184US #5
#6Mark2,161US #7
#7William1,888US #6
#8Thomas1,886US #12
#9Richard1,844US #8
#10Timothy1,828US #11
#11Brian1,820US #10
#12Jeffrey1,713US #13
#13Steven1,694US #14
#14Scott1,592US #16
#15Daniel1,519US #19
#16Kevin1,441US #17
#17Joseph1,409US #15
#18Christopher1,407US #9
#19Anthony1,346US #21
#20Paul1,269US #18
#21Kenneth1,144US #22
#22Charles1,028US #20
#23Eric999US #23
#24Ronald971US #24
#25Gregory864US #25
#26Patrick802US #30
#27Matthew798US #28
#28Donald787US #27
#29Edward784US #31
#30Todd764US #29
#31Stephen685US #26
#32Keith679US #34
#33Douglas624US #33
#34Gary572US #32
#35Andrew563US #35
#36George562US #36
#37Peter485US #39
#38Frank455US #45
#39Craig432US #46
#40Jeffery418US #47
#41Rodney418US #37
#42Larry417US #38
#43Dennis416US #43
#44Terry384US #42
#45Bradley382US #66
#46Jerry381US #41
#47Raymond363US #48
#48Troy341US #40
#49Sean330US #44
#50Bryan315US #52
#51Roger304US #53
#52Carl299US #57
#53Randy291US #49
#54Jose281US #64
#55Lawrence278US #67
#56Tony277US #50
#57Gerald273US #59
#58Alan256US #61
#59Russell256US #58
#60Vincent253US #65
#61Steve244US #79
#62Kurt243US #113
#63Darren237US #63
#64Derrick237US #120
#65Shawn236US #51
#66Phillip234US #73
#67Randall232US #72
#68Martin222US #80
#69Curtis220US #77
#70Andre219US #137
#71Mike217US #84
#72Bruce214US #55
#73Dale213US #89
#74Dean213US #78
#75Jason211US #54
#76Danny206US #68
#77Jon206US #71
#78Jeff198US #88
#79Jonathan198US #56
#80Philip194US #82
#81Walter193US #81
#82Wayne192US #62
#83Victor186US #97
#84Darryl185US #109
#85Jay184US #87
#86Samuel184US #69
#87Chris181US #60
#88Brett180US #111
#89Joel180US #90
#90Willie178US #92
#91Glenn173US #91
#92Louis173US #107
#93Ricky168US #75
#94Tim168US #116
#95Allen166US #100
#96Marc163US #101
#97Nicholas163US #130
#98Arthur162US #94
#99Henry160US #93
#100Aaron155US #106

On the move since 1966

Rising

↑17Jose#54
↑17Derrick#64
↑16Kurt#62
↑15Russell#59
↑13Melissa#25
↑13Wendy#42
↑12Amy#12
↑12Dana#74

Falling

↓25Debbie#94
↓25Janice#95
↓22Chris#87
↓18Jeff#78
↓17Darryl#84
↓15Annette#87
↓15Bruce#72
↓15Tim#94

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1966 rankings.