State roster

Top names in Illinois

The names most likely to appear on 2023 Illinois birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 94,622 Illinois births in 2023 across 3,009 distinct names.

Distinctively Illinois

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

#83Sloane#151 nationally
#100Mackenzie#167 nationally
#51Adam#103 nationally
#83Lorenzo#131 nationally
#88George#136 nationally
#37Leonardo#84 nationally
#97Valerie#144 nationally
#72Emmett#117 nationally
#58Gael#100 nationally
#91Emiliano#133 nationally
#58Natalia#96 nationally
#50Vivian#87 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia535US #1
#2Emma494US #2
#3Mia439US #6
#4Sophia434US #5
#5Charlotte433US #3
#6Amelia430US #4
#7Sofia375US #12
#8Ava356US #8
#9Evelyn348US #9
#10Isabella345US #7
#11Camila316US #13
#12Eleanor276US #14
#13Nora268US #24
#14Violet258US #16
#15Gianna247US #21
#16Emily246US #19
#17Luna242US #10
#18Penelope231US #23
#19Mila230US #28
#20Emilia229US #42
#21Harper217US #11
#22Eliana214US #34
#23Lily210US #20
#24Avery208US #29
#25Layla208US #30
#26Aria203US #25
#27Chloe200US #26
#28Elizabeth199US #15
#29Nova197US #35
#30Ivy189US #38
#31Zoe189US #36
#32Ella186US #32
#33Grace181US #39
#34Scarlett176US #17
#35Lucy174US #40
#36Maya168US #49
#37Victoria168US #45
#38Hazel167US #18
#39Madison166US #37
#40Isla164US #33
#41Ellie160US #27
#42Abigail159US #31
#43Zoey159US #51
#44Maeve158US #73
#45Elena156US #47
#46Riley153US #43
#47Willow151US #41
#48Stella146US #46
#49Lillian144US #55
#50Vivian144US #87
#51Delilah143US #52
#52Naomi140US #44
#53Aurora138US #22
#54Josephine138US #64
#55Leilani138US #61
#56Liliana138US #88
#57Sophie137US #60
#58Natalia133US #96
#59Hannah128US #48
#60Leah127US #53
#61Autumn125US #75
#62Natalie125US #63
#63Madelyn122US #58
#64Madeline120US #95
#65Valentina119US #50
#66Brooklyn118US #84
#67Claire117US #68
#68Quinn117US #86
#69Alice116US #66
#70Genesis115US #57
#71Eloise114US #81
#72Ariana112US #97
#73Kennedy111US #72
#74Addison110US #62
#75Anna110US #79
#76Lucia110US #109
#77Audrey109US #74
#78Aubrey106US #101
#79Lyla106US #99
#80Ruby103US #65
#81Athena102US #76
#82Everly99US #69
#83Sloane99US #151
#84Maria98US #82
#85Sadie98US #59
#86Lainey96US #54
#87Ayla95US #106
#88Samantha94US #114
#89Cora92US #93
#90Hailey92US #90
#91Savannah92US #92
#92Jade91US #80
#93Iris89US #78
#94Kinsley89US #67
#95Skylar89US #107
#96Gabriella88US #89
#97Valerie88US #144
#98Millie87US #105
#99Adeline86US #71
#100Mackenzie86US #167

Boys

#1Noah673US #2
#2Liam665US #1
#3Oliver497US #3
#4Theodore482US #7
#5Mateo481US #6
#6Henry462US #8
#7Benjamin431US #11
#8Lucas392US #9
#9James358US #4
#10Michael354US #16
#11Jack351US #14
#12Leo350US #18
#13William348US #10
#14Daniel323US #17
#15Sebastian323US #13
#16Owen309US #20
#17Luca307US #25
#18Elijah305US #5
#19Santiago304US #45
#20John294US #26
#21Alexander293US #22
#22Julian289US #33
#23Levi288US #12
#24David261US #27
#25Joseph257US #29
#26Ethan255US #24
#27Aiden252US #40
#28Mason250US #30
#29Miles247US #43
#30Logan246US #39
#31Cameron241US #58
#32Jackson241US #28
#33Gabriel238US #38
#34Ezra237US #15
#35Anthony234US #46
#36Hudson233US #21
#37Leonardo232US #84
#38Charles231US #54
#39Elias231US #36
#40Dylan224US #34
#41Jacob223US #35
#42Asher220US #23
#43Isaac219US #42
#44Samuel215US #19
#45Matthew206US #32
#46Thomas200US #41
#47Nolan196US #57
#48Wyatt189US #47
#49Isaiah185US #56
#50Carter183US #48
#51Adam182US #103
#52Luke181US #31
#53Angel180US #62
#54Cooper179US #52
#55Theo176US #78
#56Josiah175US #53
#57Maverick175US #37
#58Gael172US #100
#59Adrian170US #67
#60Bennett167US #74
#61Nathan166US #59
#62Grayson165US #44
#63Lincoln165US #64
#64Parker155US #91
#65Brooks152US #73
#66Ezekiel151US #50
#67Jonathan151US #82
#68Beau148US #81
#69Christopher148US #55
#70Andrew147US #65
#71Caleb147US #51
#72Emmett147US #117
#73Jayden147US #49
#74Kai146US #61
#75Luka144US #95
#76Ian143US #69
#77Jordan143US #96
#78Roman143US #66
#79Ryan141US #83
#80Wesley140US #70
#81Aaron139US #68
#82Amir139US #99
#83Lorenzo138US #131
#84Rowan138US #76
#85August136US #104
#86Vincent136US #120
#87Christian135US #77
#88George135US #136
#89Connor133US #126
#90Dominic133US #106
#91Emiliano133US #133
#92Nicholas133US #109
#93Jaxon129US #86
#94Damian128US #108
#95Everett128US #89
#96Joshua127US #60
#97Robert127US #88
#98Axel126US #71
#99Thiago125US #72
#100Weston122US #75

On the move since 2022

Rising

↑35Parker#64
↑33Autumn#61
↑33Theo#55
↑26Isaiah#49
↑26Gael#58
↑22Genesis#70
↑21Zoe#31
↑19Ariana#72

Falling

↓32Joshua#96
↓30Jayden#73
↓24Axel#98
↓22Everett#95
↓21Gabriella#96
↓21Nicholas#92
↓19Everly#82
↓18Audrey#77

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2022 rankings.