State roster

Top names in Illinois

The names most likely to appear on 2018 Illinois birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 113,134 Illinois births in 2018 across 3,181 distinct names.

Distinctively Illinois

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

#40Leonardo#93 nationally
#81Gael#132 nationally
#58Vivian#96 nationally
#83Bennett#120 nationally
#78Natalia#114 nationally
#75Liliana#109 nationally
#72Melanie#105 nationally
#54Quinn#85 nationally
#71Declan#101 nationally
#78Vincent#108 nationally
#49Adam#78 nationally
#98Margaret#127 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia718US #2
#2Emma644US #1
#3Ava599US #3
#4Isabella572US #4
#5Sophia561US #5
#6Charlotte548US #6
#7Mia534US #7
#8Amelia462US #8
#9Evelyn431US #10
#10Harper385US #9
#11Sofia351US #17
#12Abigail338US #11
#13Emily332US #12
#14Camila330US #18
#15Mila317US #14
#16Grace316US #24
#17Aria311US #19
#18Victoria310US #21
#19Elizabeth306US #13
#20Ella294US #15
#21Penelope293US #26
#22Layla292US #27
#23Avery283US #16
#24Eleanor278US #32
#25Nora251US #30
#26Madison237US #22
#27Scarlett236US #20
#28Chloe234US #25
#29Riley228US #28
#30Addison222US #35
#31Emilia222US #58
#32Hannah220US #33
#33Aubrey216US #37
#34Lillian214US #34
#35Natalie214US #39
#36Brooklyn206US #47
#37Claire206US #50
#38Zoe204US #40
#39Stella197US #38
#40Ellie195US #36
#41Luna194US #23
#42Lily188US #31
#43Bella187US #48
#44Violet187US #43
#45Hazel184US #42
#46Madelyn182US #72
#47Maya179US #62
#48Samantha179US #61
#49Zoey178US #29
#50Elena171US #67
#51Leah170US #41
#52Audrey167US #46
#53Skylar166US #49
#54Quinn163US #85
#55Lucy160US #51
#56Gianna159US #80
#57Nova156US #55
#58Vivian155US #96
#59Everly154US #53
#60Savannah151US #45
#61Anna148US #54
#62Ariana146US #68
#63Naomi146US #64
#64Ruby145US #74
#65Eliana144US #84
#66Gabriella144US #69
#67Isla143US #82
#68Julia142US #93
#69Hailey139US #79
#70Aaliyah138US #65
#71Cora138US #73
#72Melanie136US #105
#73Aurora135US #44
#74Josephine134US #91
#75Liliana134US #109
#76Ivy133US #86
#77Nevaeh133US #83
#78Natalia130US #114
#79Adeline129US #78
#80Eva128US #76
#81Clara127US #103
#82Delilah127US #92
#83Caroline126US #56
#84Paisley125US #52
#85Alexa124US #90
#86Arianna124US #95
#87Mackenzie124US #106
#88Madeline124US #100
#89Willow124US #60
#90Kennedy123US #59
#91Lydia123US #89
#92Ximena121US #118
#93Sophie120US #98
#94Leilani119US #120
#95Kinsley118US #63
#96Alice117US #71
#97Serenity117US #75
#98Margaret114US #127
#99Peyton113US #102
#100Autumn112US #77

Boys

#1Noah718US #2
#2Liam712US #1
#3Oliver586US #5
#4Benjamin549US #6
#5William532US #3
#6Alexander531US #11
#7Logan527US #10
#8James523US #4
#9Henry505US #16
#10Lucas491US #8
#11Michael482US #14
#12Daniel458US #15
#13Mason458US #9
#14Elijah451US #7
#15Jack435US #28
#16Mateo423US #37
#17Owen411US #25
#18Jacob410US #13
#19Sebastian409US #18
#20Ethan400US #12
#21Anthony386US #38
#22Aiden385US #19
#23Julian380US #36
#24Jackson354US #17
#25John352US #26
#26Theodore348US #44
#27Joseph347US #23
#28Leo338US #50
#29Matthew335US #20
#30Isaac334US #34
#31David332US #22
#32Jayden322US #29
#33Carter318US #24
#34Samuel317US #21
#35Nathan304US #48
#36Wyatt291US #27
#37Gabriel290US #35
#38Lincoln289US #41
#39Dylan288US #31
#40Leonardo285US #93
#41Charles270US #53
#42Thomas265US #49
#43Luke260US #30
#44Andrew259US #43
#45Nolan258US #65
#46Connor257US #58
#47Christian254US #54
#48Levi252US #33
#49Adam244US #78
#50Grayson243US #32
#51Isaiah242US #51
#52Joshua242US #40
#53Caleb241US #45
#54Josiah237US #52
#55Jaxon231US #39
#56Ryan231US #46
#57Cameron228US #69
#58Dominic227US #75
#59Christopher226US #42
#60Angel223US #72
#61Santiago219US #82
#62Nicholas208US #74
#63Hudson207US #55
#64Adrian206US #62
#65Aaron199US #60
#66Evan199US #85
#67Asher197US #47
#68Jordan196US #80
#69Jonathan195US #63
#70Hunter188US #56
#71Declan187US #101
#72Eli187US #57
#73Robert187US #71
#74Landon186US #61
#75Elias184US #67
#76Colton178US #68
#77Miles177US #98
#78Vincent177US #108
#79Ezra176US #59
#80Axel175US #94
#81Gael172US #132
#82Maverick171US #73
#83Bennett169US #120
#84Damian169US #109
#85Austin166US #81
#86Luca164US #106
#87Xavier162US #88
#88Parker161US #96
#89Emmett159US #114
#90Jaxson159US #76
#91Ian152US #79
#92Easton150US #66
#93Everett150US #95
#94Bryson147US #92
#95Chase147US #113
#96Zachary147US #107
#97Jeremiah145US #64
#98George144US #127
#99Cooper143US #83
#100Jose143US #89

On the move since 2017

Rising

↑30Luna#41
↑27Eliana#65
↑26Everly#59
↑25Ruby#64
↑24Hudson#63
↑23Emilia#31
↑22Gabriella#66
↑21Colton#76

Falling

↓29Alexa#85
↓23Anna#61
↓22Adrian#64
↓22Zachary#96
↓21Caroline#83
↓19Madeline#88
↓17Savannah#60
↓17Xavier#87

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2017 rankings.