State roster

Top names in Illinois

The names most likely to appear on 2019 Illinois birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 109,029 Illinois births in 2019 across 3,139 distinct names.

Distinctively Illinois

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

#82Maeveoutside the national top 200
#83Molly#161 nationally
#52Natalia#103 nationally
#86Amir#131 nationally
#42Leonardo#86 nationally
#89Gael#133 nationally
#98Valeria#142 nationally
#56Vivian#96 nationally
#67Leilani#107 nationally
#68Emmett#107 nationally
#49Dominic#85 nationally
#79Vincent#115 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia727US #1
#2Emma629US #2
#3Sophia578US #4
#4Ava555US #3
#5Amelia519US #7
#6Charlotte519US #6
#7Mia503US #8
#8Isabella493US #5
#9Evelyn463US #10
#10Sofia370US #17
#11Camila368US #15
#12Harper347US #9
#13Emily322US #12
#14Abigail301US #11
#15Ella292US #13
#16Penelope291US #22
#17Elizabeth287US #14
#18Mila284US #19
#19Eleanor280US #27
#20Layla266US #23
#21Grace257US #28
#22Victoria256US #25
#23Nora254US #29
#24Avery251US #18
#25Scarlett243US #21
#26Chloe242US #24
#27Emilia231US #44
#28Aria227US #20
#29Violet227US #36
#30Hannah217US #32
#31Hazel216US #33
#32Luna213US #16
#33Lillian210US #37
#34Madison210US #26
#35Zoey207US #31
#36Ellie205US #35
#37Riley194US #30
#38Claire189US #55
#39Brooklyn187US #52
#40Stella183US #40
#41Zoe175US #38
#42Maya173US #64
#43Audrey171US #49
#44Bella171US #50
#45Lily171US #34
#46Natalie170US #41
#47Lucy169US #48
#48Skylar168US #56
#49Aubrey166US #46
#50Nova159US #51
#51Leah158US #43
#52Natalia158US #103
#53Addison156US #47
#54Everly156US #42
#55Eliana155US #62
#56Vivian155US #96
#57Isla154US #57
#58Ivy151US #67
#59Ariana148US #69
#60Quinn148US #83
#61Delilah147US #88
#62Anna146US #63
#63Kennedy145US #68
#64Naomi145US #59
#65Savannah145US #54
#66Willow144US #45
#67Leilani143US #107
#68Elena140US #60
#69Josephine139US #90
#70Gianna138US #79
#71Samantha135US #80
#72Madelyn133US #72
#73Julia132US #99
#74Gabriella131US #75
#75Hailey130US #76
#76Caroline129US #61
#77Cora125US #71
#78Clara123US #95
#79Mackenzie123US #111
#80Sophie121US #85
#81Autumn120US #82
#82Maeve120
#83Molly120US #161
#84Ruby119US #66
#85Valentina119US #65
#86Madeline117US #98
#87Melanie117US #110
#88Alice116US #73
#89Arya115US #92
#90Aurora115US #39
#91Serenity115US #77
#92Eva114US #86
#93Liliana114US #109
#94Margaret113US #127
#95Aaliyah112US #70
#96Allison112US #78
#97Sadie112US #87
#98Valeria112US #142
#99Ximena107US #129
#100Peyton106US #97

Boys

#1Noah772US #2
#2Liam636US #1
#3Benjamin630US #7
#4Oliver572US #3
#5Alexander509US #10
#6Mateo498US #26
#7William491US #4
#8Henry469US #13
#9James456US #6
#10Jack446US #19
#11Michael446US #14
#12Sebastian434US #18
#13Daniel431US #15
#14Lucas430US #8
#15Ethan423US #11
#16Theodore422US #36
#17Logan421US #16
#18Elijah396US #5
#19Mason396US #9
#20Jacob384US #12
#21Julian381US #31
#22Anthony375US #38
#23Jackson367US #17
#24Owen367US #21
#25Leo359US #40
#26Joseph334US #24
#27John327US #28
#28Aiden316US #20
#29Levi313US #25
#30David310US #27
#31Isaac302US #34
#32Matthew296US #23
#33Samuel294US #22
#34Charles292US #52
#35Carter289US #30
#36Wyatt287US #29
#37Jayden274US #35
#38Grayson270US #33
#39Lincoln267US #41
#40Nathan263US #55
#41Dylan259US #39
#42Leonardo251US #86
#43Gabriel248US #37
#44Christopher247US #44
#45Thomas243US #47
#46Josiah242US #45
#47Santiago242US #70
#48Adrian234US #56
#49Dominic234US #85
#50Jaxon230US #42
#51Nolan227US #65
#52Andrew226US #46
#53Ryan226US #54
#54Connor224US #68
#55Asher222US #43
#56Isaiah219US #53
#57Adam217US #91
#58Joshua217US #48
#59Luke211US #32
#60Elias209US #60
#61Miles208US #75
#62Christian207US #57
#63Cameron202US #67
#64Jonathan202US #64
#65Angel201US #73
#66Maverick200US #58
#67Caleb199US #51
#68Emmett199US #107
#69Nicholas193US #78
#70Ezra187US #49
#71Aaron185US #61
#72Jordan180US #89
#73Hudson178US #50
#74Landon175US #63
#75Eli174US #62
#76Robert174US #76
#77Colton173US #59
#78Declan173US #95
#79Vincent173US #115
#80Bennett171US #108
#81Hunter169US #66
#82Axel167US #84
#83Damian166US #112
#84Jaxson163US #83
#85Everett161US #94
#86Amir157US #131
#87Ian155US #81
#88Xavier153US #90
#89Gael151US #133
#90Cooper148US #80
#91Luca146US #87
#92Roman145US #72
#93Evan144US #96
#94Ezekiel144US #71
#95Brooks142US #110
#96Chase142US #121
#97Jeremiah138US #69
#98Austin137US #88
#99Wesley136US #99
#100Brayden134US #101

On the move since 2018

Rising

↑27Kennedy#63
↑27Leilani#67
↑26Natalia#52
↑23Willow#66
↑21Delilah#61
↑21Emmett#68
↑19Autumn#81
↑19Levi#29

Falling

↓27Evan#93
↓26Madelyn#72
↓25Aaliyah#95
↓23Addison#53
↓23Samantha#71
↓20Ruby#84
↓18Elena#68
↓18Liliana#93

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2018 rankings.