State roster

Top names in Illinois

The names most likely to appear on 1968 Illinois birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 174,954 Illinois births in 1968 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.

#96Maurice#179 nationally
#68Andre#145 nationally
#69Derrick#116 nationally
#76Kurt#123 nationally
#95Darryl#140 nationally
#87Nicholas#118 nationally
#67Yolanda#93 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa2,579US #1
#2Michelle2,013US #2
#3Kimberly1,863US #3
#4Jennifer1,695US #4
#5Laura1,442US #11
#6Mary1,322US #6
#7Julie1,188US #16
#8Susan1,168US #10
#9Angela1,129US #7
#10Christine1,071US #14
#11Karen1,043US #9
#12Amy1,003US #13
#13Dawn1,000US #21
#14Kelly946US #12
#15Melissa923US #5
#16Patricia904US #15
#17Tammy882US #8
#18Elizabeth880US #17
#19Tina809US #18
#20Cynthia780US #19
#21Tracy775US #25
#22Pamela732US #20
#23Sandra710US #26
#24Deborah697US #27
#25Linda668US #28
#26Lori665US #22
#27Kathleen616US #40
#28Denise601US #35
#29Michele597US #29
#30Donna590US #24
#31Sharon576US #32
#32Barbara575US #36
#33Debra563US #38
#34Stephanie551US #23
#35Cheryl529US #37
#36Nancy514US #39
#37Jill502US #46
#38Rebecca499US #33
#39Maria493US #41
#40Wendy472US #31
#41Diane471US #51
#42Teresa463US #30
#43Christina443US #44
#44Brenda439US #34
#45Jacqueline433US #50
#46Theresa430US #47
#47Carol417US #49
#48Rhonda402US #42
#49Catherine401US #56
#50Paula385US #45
#51Andrea379US #48
#52Ann375US #54
#53Gina371US #58
#54Robin370US #43
#55Margaret362US #63
#56Renee341US #65
#57Sheila340US #59
#58Victoria337US #82
#59Beth331US #74
#60Sherry330US #52
#61Carolyn325US #61
#62Janet316US #73
#63Katherine297US #75
#64Heather296US #62
#65Valerie295US #77
#66Diana289US #71
#67Yolanda289US #93
#68Stacey287US #55
#69Tracey285US #72
#70Carrie280US #86
#71Cindy275US #67
#72Kim270US #57
#73Suzanne270US #69
#74Tonya267US #60
#75Lynn266US #85
#76Tamara265US #80
#77Monica259US #68
#78Kathy258US #76
#79Sarah257US #78
#80Anne251US #88
#81Dana249US #70
#82Kathryn248US #100
#83Colleen247US #101
#84Stacy239US #64
#85Kristin234US #84
#86Jodi231US #97
#87Kristine231US #105
#88Leslie230US #66
#89Shannon223US #53
#90Annette222US #102
#91Deanna220US #104
#92Julia203US #113
#93Sherri198US #95
#94Laurie193US #79
#95Regina192US #81
#96April189US #96
#97Carla185US #91
#98Heidi185US #89
#99Vicki181US #114
#100Rachel179US #92

Boys

#1Michael4,884US #1
#2John3,463US #3
#3David3,454US #2
#4James3,379US #4
#5Robert3,208US #5
#6Mark2,084US #7
#7William1,858US #6
#8Brian1,786US #10
#9Richard1,769US #8
#10Jeffrey1,760US #11
#11Thomas1,689US #12
#12Timothy1,675US #13
#13Steven1,608US #15
#14Scott1,542US #14
#15Joseph1,474US #16
#16Christopher1,438US #9
#17Daniel1,422US #18
#18Kevin1,387US #17
#19Anthony1,302US #21
#20Paul1,202US #19
#21Kenneth1,055US #23
#22Eric1,037US #22
#23Charles983US #20
#24Ronald917US #25
#25Matthew899US #24
#26Todd857US #28
#27Gregory789US #26
#28Patrick783US #30
#29Donald759US #29
#30Edward733US #31
#31Stephen657US #27
#32Douglas642US #33
#33Andrew626US #34
#34Keith625US #35
#35Peter571US #39
#36Gary494US #32
#37George460US #36
#38Frank444US #49
#39Craig440US #41
#40Sean421US #37
#41Jeffery418US #46
#42Dennis393US #45
#43Larry392US #38
#44Jerry381US #44
#45Troy380US #40
#46Bradley376US #57
#47Raymond364US #50
#48Shawn347US #43
#49Rodney336US #42
#50Terry335US #48
#51Tony309US #52
#52Jason300US #47
#53Jose283US #58
#54Bryan280US #51
#55Lawrence275US #67
#56Carl273US #59
#57Phillip271US #71
#58Darren266US #60
#59Randy262US #54
#60Roger259US #55
#61Jonathan244US #53
#62Martin242US #68
#63Jon227US #65
#64Alan222US #74
#65Gerald221US #62
#66Russell221US #56
#67Vincent214US #73
#68Andre205US #145
#69Derrick202US #116
#70Joel202US #80
#71Randall199US #79
#72Bruce198US #61
#73Jay197US #88
#74Aaron196US #87
#75Curtis195US #75
#76Kurt195US #123
#77Mike192US #93
#78Chris191US #64
#79Jeff189US #90
#80Steve189US #89
#81Marc187US #84
#82Dean183US #78
#83Danny181US #72
#84Brett180US #105
#85Dale179US #91
#86Victor179US #101
#87Nicholas178US #118
#88Philip178US #82
#89Wayne178US #63
#90Glenn170US #92
#91Samuel170US #66
#92Walter170US #83
#93Darrell168US #86
#94Allen165US #100
#95Darryl165US #140
#96Maurice163US #179
#97Reginald163US #117
#98Ricky163US #70
#99Louis159US #109
#100Micheal155US #114

On the move since 1967

Rising

↑28Stacey#68
↑26Aaron#74
↑23Jason#52
↑22Carrie#70
↑19Joel#70
↑18Jonathan#61
↑17Shawn#48
↑15Marc#81

Falling

↓19Steve#80
↓18Laurie#94
↓17Carla#97
↓14Kristine#87
↓14Kurt#76
↓12Dale#85
↓11Kim#72
↓11Kathryn#82

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1967 rankings.