State roster

Top names in Illinois

The names most likely to appear on 2020 Illinois birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 103,303 Illinois births in 2020 across 3,104 distinct names.

Distinctively Illinois

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

#98Maeve#174 nationally
#70Margaret#126 nationally
#98Maxwell#146 nationally
#52Adam#97 nationally
#42Leonardo#86 nationally
#70Damian#110 nationally
#91Ximena#130 nationally
#48Natalia#85 nationally
#76Liliana#110 nationally
#87Isabelle#121 nationally
#69Bennett#101 nationally
#85Amir#117 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia641US #1
#2Emma569US #2
#3Charlotte518US #5
#4Sophia496US #4
#5Amelia488US #6
#6Ava487US #3
#7Isabella432US #7
#8Evelyn410US #9
#9Mia406US #8
#10Camila373US #11
#11Sofia323US #17
#12Gianna317US #13
#13Eleanor291US #22
#14Harper280US #10
#15Mila280US #20
#16Emilia269US #41
#17Abigail267US #12
#18Nora266US #30
#19Grace250US #28
#20Avery246US #19
#21Emily246US #18
#22Aria244US #27
#23Elizabeth244US #16
#24Ella244US #15
#25Victoria243US #34
#26Layla233US #24
#27Luna232US #14
#28Penelope223US #26
#29Zoey223US #32
#30Scarlett212US #21
#31Violet201US #37
#32Madison198US #23
#33Maya195US #61
#34Lillian192US #46
#35Chloe189US #25
#36Lily189US #35
#37Natalie185US #51
#38Elena174US #55
#39Hannah173US #39
#40Brooklyn170US #54
#41Lucy170US #50
#42Madelyn169US #66
#43Ellie168US #29
#44Hazel167US #31
#45Riley167US #33
#46Claire166US #58
#47Zoe166US #40
#48Natalia164US #85
#49Everly162US #43
#50Addison161US #47
#51Stella158US #42
#52Nova157US #38
#53Isla156US #44
#54Aubrey153US #56
#55Eliana153US #53
#56Quinn152US #84
#57Skylar150US #64
#58Audrey148US #60
#59Aurora145US #36
#60Josephine145US #87
#61Naomi143US #52
#62Leah142US #45
#63Savannah140US #67
#64Ivy134US #57
#65Anna130US #68
#66Delilah128US #70
#67Willow125US #48
#68Aaliyah124US #65
#69Bella123US #63
#70Margaret121US #126
#71Ruby121US #74
#72Ariana120US #79
#73Vivian120US #101
#74Alice119US #76
#75Sophie119US #75
#76Liliana118US #110
#77Serenity118US #69
#78Autumn117US #82
#79Hailey117US #81
#80Paisley117US #49
#81Julia113US #108
#82Kennedy113US #72
#83Rose111US #112
#84Kinsley110US #59
#85Caroline109US #71
#86Gabriella109US #77
#87Isabelle108US #121
#88Lydia108US #95
#89Allison106US #80
#90Melanie106US #105
#91Ximena106US #130
#92Mackenzie105US #119
#93Valentina103US #73
#94Leilani102US #92
#95Madeline100US #96
#96Arya99US #113
#97Cora99US #88
#98Maeve99US #174
#99Samantha99US #90
#100Nevaeh97US #83

Boys

#1Noah711US #2
#2Liam623US #1
#3Oliver610US #3
#4Benjamin542US #7
#5Henry475US #9
#6William464US #5
#7James448US #6
#8Mateo439US #20
#9Alexander436US #10
#10Michael434US #12
#11Elijah416US #4
#12Jack404US #21
#13Theodore402US #23
#14Lucas400US #8
#15Logan385US #16
#16Owen378US #22
#17Daniel369US #14
#18Leo341US #36
#19Ethan329US #13
#20Sebastian329US #19
#21Julian326US #34
#22Anthony320US #41
#23Jacob315US #15
#24Mason313US #11
#25John308US #27
#26Jackson306US #17
#27Joseph303US #26
#28Charles297US #46
#29David293US #28
#30Aiden287US #24
#31Lincoln271US #40
#32Carter267US #33
#33Jayden267US #37
#34Levi264US #18
#35Matthew264US #30
#36Samuel261US #25
#37Nathan259US #55
#38Gabriel257US #38
#39Wyatt256US #29
#40Thomas252US #45
#41Josiah246US #49
#42Leonardo246US #86
#43Grayson241US #35
#44Santiago233US #71
#45Isaiah230US #51
#46Luke230US #31
#47Dylan225US #42
#48Elias225US #54
#49Miles225US #59
#50Isaac224US #39
#51Cameron222US #65
#52Adam218US #97
#53Ryan213US #57
#54Nolan208US #61
#55Hudson204US #43
#56Nicholas198US #87
#57Luca197US #67
#58Christopher195US #47
#59Maverick194US #50
#60Andrew193US #52
#61Joshua193US #53
#62Asher190US #32
#63Jaxon189US #48
#64Dominic185US #89
#65Caleb184US #56
#66Adrian181US #58
#67Ezra180US #44
#68Landon180US #69
#69Bennett178US #101
#70Damian175US #110
#71Jonathan173US #70
#72Christian172US #62
#73Connor171US #78
#74Aaron167US #63
#75Angel167US #76
#76Axel164US #72
#77Jordan163US #82
#78Colton156US #66
#79Everett156US #90
#80Robert156US #80
#81Ezekiel155US #64
#82Evan154US #105
#83Gael154US #112
#84Easton153US #73
#85Amir151US #117
#86Brooks151US #92
#87Eli150US #60
#88Hunter149US #68
#89Declan148US #102
#90Emmett147US #107
#91Parker146US #95
#92Giovanni144US #120
#93Ian142US #83
#94Jeremiah140US #74
#95Cooper137US #75
#96Jameson136US #79
#97Vincent136US #121
#98Maxwell132US #146
#99Greyson130US #81
#100Jaxson130US #85

On the move since 2019

Rising

↑58Gianna#12
↑34Luca#57
↑31Aurora#59
↑30Elena#38
↑30Madelyn#42
↑27Aaliyah#68
↑24Margaret#70
↑18Hudson#55

Falling

↓28Samantha#99
↓27Leilani#94
↓25Bella#69
↓22Emmett#90
↓20Cora#97
↓19Kennedy#82
↓19Isaac#50
↓19Connor#73

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2019 rankings.