State roster

Top names in Illinois

The names most likely to appear on 1969 Illinois birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 176,858 Illinois births in 1969 across 2,035 distinct names.

Distinctively Illinois

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

#68Andre#149 nationally
#98Maurice#178 nationally
#75Kurt#132 nationally
#69Derrick#107 nationally
#100Marcus#138 nationally
#88Nicholas#123 nationally
#75Colleen#109 nationally
#68Yolanda#98 nationally
#57Beth#82 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa2,382US #1
#2Michelle2,024US #2
#3Jennifer1,961US #3
#4Kimberly1,923US #4
#5Julie1,292US #12
#6Laura1,228US #10
#7Amy1,199US #6
#8Mary1,170US #8
#9Angela1,133US #7
#10Christine1,078US #14
#11Susan1,076US #11
#12Dawn982US #21
#13Karen967US #13
#14Melissa966US #5
#15Kelly898US #15
#16Tracy893US #17
#17Elizabeth863US #16
#18Patricia850US #18
#19Tammy809US #9
#20Cynthia756US #23
#21Tina721US #22
#22Lori662US #20
#23Pamela661US #24
#24Sandra646US #25
#25Kathleen624US #42
#26Linda596US #33
#27Deborah594US #27
#28Stephanie593US #19
#29Denise581US #35
#30Rebecca562US #28
#31Sharon537US #36
#32Michele533US #30
#33Christina527US #37
#34Donna517US #26
#35Maria517US #40
#36Wendy494US #29
#37Debra483US #43
#38Cheryl474US #41
#39Nancy471US #45
#40Barbara464US #39
#41Heather457US #34
#42Nicole455US #47
#43Teresa452US #32
#44Jill441US #51
#45Diane410US #61
#46Theresa406US #49
#47Brenda392US #38
#48Ann388US #57
#49Gina388US #63
#50Rhonda388US #44
#51Shannon375US #31
#52Robin366US #46
#53Andrea356US #48
#54Paula354US #50
#55Catherine352US #58
#56Stacey343US #52
#57Beth339US #82
#58Katherine328US #70
#59Margaret316US #73
#60Jacqueline313US #62
#61Carol310US #56
#62Renee308US #67
#63Stacy305US #53
#64Victoria304US #83
#65Tracey299US #65
#66Rachel296US #69
#67Kathy295US #77
#68Yolanda293US #98
#69Sheila292US #68
#70Monica284US #59
#71Tamara284US #78
#72Kristin281US #76
#73Carolyn278US #71
#74Leslie278US #64
#75Colleen273US #109
#76Dana273US #60
#77Janet272US #84
#78Sarah270US #72
#79Sherry268US #55
#80Valerie267US #85
#81Kim262US #66
#82Suzanne257US #75
#83Diana253US #81
#84Lynn253US #103
#85Tonya253US #54
#86Anne250US #101
#87Kristine250US #110
#88Deanna245US #88
#89Kathryn238US #104
#90Cindy235US #74
#91Heidi232US #80
#92Carrie231US #94
#93Carla228US #90
#94Julia222US #100
#95Laurie211US #79
#96Jodi209US #95
#97Regina206US #86
#98Tanya206US #91
#99Melinda200US #89
#100Holly193US #87

Boys

#1Michael4,762US #1
#2David3,365US #2
#3James3,264US #3
#4John3,255US #4
#5Robert3,225US #5
#6Brian2,019US #9
#7Mark1,915US #8
#8William1,834US #6
#9Thomas1,721US #13
#10Christopher1,686US #7
#11Jeffrey1,686US #11
#12Steven1,682US #14
#13Richard1,673US #10
#14Scott1,647US #12
#15Joseph1,493US #15
#16Daniel1,462US #18
#17Timothy1,389US #17
#18Kevin1,330US #16
#19Anthony1,328US #20
#20Eric1,174US #21
#21Paul1,127US #22
#22Charles1,078US #19
#23Matthew1,022US #24
#24Kenneth1,015US #23
#25Ronald836US #29
#26Gregory822US #26
#27Todd820US #28
#28Patrick803US #31
#29Edward713US #32
#30Jason694US #25
#31Donald686US #30
#32Stephen657US #27
#33Andrew639US #33
#34Douglas638US #34
#35Keith586US #36
#36Craig505US #39
#37Peter503US #43
#38Gary465US #35
#39Bradley464US #53
#40Sean454US #37
#41George445US #38
#42Larry419US #40
#43Frank410US #47
#44Dennis391US #44
#45Troy390US #42
#46Jeffery387US #48
#47Bryan351US #51
#48Raymond351US #50
#49Shawn348US #41
#50Jerry327US #45
#51Terry310US #52
#52Rodney292US #49
#53Corey287US #58
#54Jonathan284US #46
#55Jose283US #56
#56Roger276US #59
#57Carl273US #62
#58Tony267US #54
#59Aaron258US #61
#60Darren257US #60
#61Randy255US #55
#62Lawrence254US #71
#63Phillip249US #74
#64Marc237US #63
#65Alan230US #76
#66Vincent226US #70
#67Gerald219US #65
#68Andre218US #149
#69Derrick218US #107
#70Joel214US #80
#71Brett213US #94
#72Martin213US #78
#73Russell210US #57
#74Curtis205US #81
#75Kurt205US #132
#76Philip205US #86
#77Chad203US #69
#78Jon200US #68
#79Bruce195US #72
#80Samuel190US #64
#81Chris181US #66
#82Glenn180US #88
#83Randall180US #85
#84Jeff178US #106
#85Victor177US #102
#86Walter171US #84
#87Danny169US #73
#88Nicholas167US #123
#89Mike166US #112
#90Dale164US #96
#91Brent163US #92
#92Juan163US #104
#93Willie163US #101
#94Arthur162US #97
#95Henry158US #100
#96Joe157US #83
#97Ricky156US #90
#98Maurice152US #178
#99Dean150US #89
#100Marcus149US #138

On the move since 1968

Rising

↑38Shannon#51
↑34Rachel#66
↑23Heather#41
↑22Jason#30
↑21Stacy#63
↑17Marc#64
↑15Aaron#59
↑14Leslie#74

Falling

↓22Carrie#92
↓19Sherry#79
↓19Cindy#90
↓17Diana#83
↓17Dean#99
↓15Jacqueline#60
↓15Janet#77
↓15Valerie#80

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1968 rankings.