State roster

Top names in Illinois

The names most likely to appear on 2022 Illinois birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 98,365 Illinois births in 2022 across 3,022 distinct names.

Distinctively Illinois

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

#42Maeve#103 nationally
#82Sloane#140 nationally
#89Valeria#146 nationally
#62Emmett#116 nationally
#24Leonardo#75 nationally
#54Vivian#104 nationally
#91Lorenzo#134 nationally
#58Adam#99 nationally
#72Amir#113 nationally
#96Alina#133 nationally
#100Sienna#136 nationally
#68Madeline#102 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia625US #1
#2Sophia512US #5
#3Emma509US #2
#4Charlotte491US #3
#5Amelia447US #4
#6Mia417US #8
#7Isabella415US #6
#8Ava398US #7
#9Camila355US #12
#10Sofia329US #13
#11Evelyn325US #9
#12Eleanor311US #16
#13Luna283US #10
#14Mila283US #18
#15Harper270US #11
#16Penelope262US #21
#17Nora249US #28
#18Layla234US #29
#19Gianna232US #22
#20Emily230US #17
#21Scarlett230US #14
#22Violet230US #20
#23Aria229US #23
#24Lily229US #30
#25Grace226US #35
#26Chloe224US #19
#27Elizabeth224US #15
#28Emilia223US #44
#29Avery222US #26
#30Ella221US #25
#31Abigail213US #24
#32Hazel199US #27
#33Isla189US #36
#34Victoria186US #43
#35Eliana184US #41
#36Ivy184US #42
#37Elena183US #49
#38Madison180US #34
#39Ellie178US #33
#40Lucy176US #48
#41Riley175US #39
#42Maeve172US #103
#43Nova168US #32
#44Maya167US #51
#45Zoey167US #45
#46Leilani162US #59
#47Willow161US #37
#48Lillian160US #50
#49Stella155US #40
#50Naomi154US #46
#51Natalia152US #80
#52Zoe152US #38
#53Sophie142US #63
#54Vivian142US #104
#55Leah139US #52
#56Aurora138US #31
#57Brooklyn137US #72
#58Josephine137US #70
#59Audrey136US #67
#60Hannah135US #47
#61Delilah134US #58
#62Natalie134US #55
#63Everly133US #56
#64Madelyn131US #60
#65Addison129US #54
#66Quinn129US #73
#67Liliana124US #97
#68Madeline123US #102
#69Valentina122US #57
#70Aubrey120US #81
#71Eloise117US #86
#72Claire115US #66
#73Savannah115US #76
#74Alice114US #64
#75Gabriella114US #89
#76Kennedy113US #74
#77Ruby112US #62
#78Hailey111US #79
#79Skylar110US #87
#80Anna108US #83
#81Lydia108US #93
#82Sloane108US #140
#83Kinsley107US #61
#84Ayla104US #98
#85Jade104US #88
#86Julia103US #111
#87Cora102US #75
#88Bella101US #85
#89Valeria101US #146
#90Iris100US #84
#91Ariana99US #90
#92Genesis99US #65
#93Adeline97US #92
#94Autumn96US #71
#95Paisley96US #53
#96Alina95US #133
#97Allison95US #101
#98Eva95US #108
#99Athena94US #78
#100Sienna94US #136

Boys

#1Noah699US #2
#2Liam585US #1
#3Oliver546US #3
#4Mateo488US #11
#5Theodore473US #10
#6Benjamin462US #9
#7Henry451US #7
#8James412US #4
#9William409US #6
#10Sebastian399US #13
#11Jack394US #15
#12Elijah377US #5
#13Daniel359US #14
#14Michael354US #16
#15Alexander342US #17
#16Owen341US #18
#17Leo340US #22
#18Logan327US #33
#19Julian315US #35
#20Anthony313US #44
#21Lucas313US #8
#22Luca305US #28
#23Mason294US #24
#24Leonardo272US #75
#25Santiago266US #49
#26Aiden265US #29
#27Jackson265US #23
#28David262US #31
#29Levi256US #12
#30Jacob252US #32
#31John251US #26
#32Charles248US #50
#33Joseph246US #30
#34Ethan239US #21
#35Hudson238US #27
#36Asher237US #20
#37Miles234US #56
#38Isaac230US #41
#39Dylan221US #42
#40Gabriel219US #36
#41Thomas219US #45
#42Wyatt216US #38
#43Jayden213US #46
#44Maverick211US #40
#45Samuel211US #19
#46Ezra205US #25
#47Nathan205US #57
#48Cameron204US #64
#49Elias202US #43
#50Lincoln200US #54
#51Cooper195US #53
#52Carter193US #47
#53Grayson191US #37
#54Matthew191US #39
#55Adrian190US #63
#56Ezekiel188US #48
#57Luke186US #34
#58Adam185US #99
#59Josiah183US #51
#60Nolan182US #65
#61Caleb172US #52
#62Emmett171US #116
#63Bennett170US #83
#64Joshua166US #60
#65Wesley166US #70
#66Christopher162US #55
#67Angel157US #62
#68Jordan157US #92
#69Andrew155US #61
#70Kai154US #59
#71Nicholas154US #97
#72Amir152US #113
#73Everett152US #81
#74Axel151US #76
#75Isaiah151US #58
#76Jonathan151US #79
#77Brooks150US #77
#78Landon150US #86
#79Roman146US #68
#80Dominic145US #102
#81Damian144US #108
#82Robert144US #84
#83August143US #109
#84Gael142US #104
#85Christian141US #73
#86Ian141US #72
#87Connor140US #118
#88Theo140US #98
#89Ryan137US #74
#90Jaxon136US #67
#91Lorenzo135US #134
#92Luka135US #117
#93Eli134US #69
#94Giovanni134US #122
#95Vincent132US #123
#96Xavier132US #100
#97Kayden130US #106
#98Declan128US #114
#99Parker127US #94
#100Easton126US #80

On the move since 2021

Rising

↑41Cooper#51
↑33Sophie#53
↑25Leonardo#24
↑23Valentina#69
↑22Alice#74
↑21Santiago#25
↑20Maeve#42
↑19Wesley#65

Falling

↓34Ryan#89
↓28Jaxon#90
↓18Ruby#77
↓18Isaiah#75
↓17Addison#65
↓17Connor#87
↓17Vincent#95
↓17Declan#98

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2021 rankings.