Illinois Resident Births by
Boy and Girl First Names

In Order of Popularity

 
Boys
Order 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
1 Jacob
1,640
Jacob
1466
Michael
1,439
Michael
1,358
Jacob
1,276
Jacob
1,131
2 Michael
1,553
Michael
1,461
Jacob
1,405
Jacob
1,274
Michael
1273
Michael
1,123
3 Matthew
1,420
Matthew
1,362
Matthew
1,164
Daniel
1,106
Daniel
1,160
Daniel
1,076
4 Daniel
1,269
Daniel
1,175
Daniel
1,151
Joseph
1,084
Anthony
1,058
Alexander
1,006
5 Nicholas
1,211
Nicholas
1,155
Joshua
1,063
Anthony
1,078
Joshua
1,036
Matthew
987
6 Joseph
1,149
Joshua
1,127
Nicholas
1,035
Matthew
1,076
Alexander
1,020
Joseph
967
7 Joshua
1,123
Anthony
1,033
Anthony
999
Joshua
1,022
Matthew
1,013
Joshua
956
8 Anthony
1,017
Joseph
1,030
Joseph
991
Alexander
1,009
Joseph
944
Anthony
937
9 Andrew
991
Andrew
972
Alexander
979
Andrew
995
Andrew
933
Andrew
881
10 Ryan
974
Alexander
950
Andrew
971
Nicholas
974
Nicholas
916
Ryan
862
11 Alexander
944
David
929
Ethan
929
Ryan
958
Ryan
902
Ethan
838
12 Christopher
940
Christopher
910
Tyler
860
David
878
Ethan
871
David
832
13 John
935
John
882
David
848
Tyler
847
David
864
Nicholas
827
14 Tyler
935
Ryan
867
John
846
Ethan
844
William
832
John
768
15 David
873
Tyler
852
Ryan
839
William
785
Tyler
815
William
765
16 Brandon
860
William
844
William
822
Christopher
767
Christopher
773
Tyler
735
17 Zachary
815
Zachary
832
Christopher
764
John
764
John
734
Christopher
722
18 Jonathan
768
Brandon
758
Jonathan
749
Nathan
707
James
705
Nathan
711
19 William
762
Jonathan
750
Brandon
728
James
691
Nathan
698
Jack
670
20 Justin
756
Ethan
746
Benjamin
715
Zachary
687
Jonathan
665
Benjamin
644
21 Benjamin
740
James
728
Zachery
710
Benjamin
668
Benjamin
663
Jonathan
625
22 James
731
Benjamin
687
James
674
Samuel
650
Samuel
640
Christian
600
23 Kevin
694
Kevin
675
Nathan
648
Brandon
638
Jack
639
James
591
24 Ethan
692
Samuel
675
Kevin
628
Dylan
634
Dylan
615
Samuel
588
25 Christian
691
Dylan
665
Samuel
628
Kevin
629
Zachary
610
Brandon
571
 
Girls
Order 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
1 Emily
1,205
Emily
1,182
Emily
1,117
Emily
1,132
Emily
1,094
Emily
1,015
2 Hannah
1,041
Hannah
882
Emma
838
Emma
1,046
Emma
885
Emma
840
3 Jessica
843
Jessica
793
Madison
792
Olivia
808
Olivia
797
Olivia
797
4 Alexis
841
Grace
778
Olivia
790
Abigail
793
Abigail
748
Isabella
735
5 Samantha
816
Madison
763
Grace
775
Grace
777
Madison
732
Abigail
721
6 Grace
762
Samantha
763
Hannah
771
Madison
736
Grace
717
Ava
643
7 Elizabeth
739
Abigail
738
Abigail
735
Elizabeth
686
Isabella
679
Grace
642
8 Ashley
733
Alexis
727
Ashley
667
Alexis
680
Ashley
661
Samantha
607
9 Madison
715
Elizabeth
710
Samantha
661
Hannah
659
Elizabeth
641
Elizabeth
596
10 Sarah
694
Olivia
666
Alexis
651
Ashley
644
Samantha
604
Mia
591
11 Kayla
656
Ashley
658
Elizabeth
636
Isabella
614
Hannah
592
Madison
589
12 Lauren
653
Emma
656
Jessica
630
Samantha
592
Sarah
572
Hannah
586
13 Alyssa
651
Sarah
652
Alyssa
574
Jessica
582
Alexis
557
Sophia
566
14 Olivia
646
Alyssa
621
Sarah
570
Sarah
582
Alyssa
523
Ashley
559
15 Emma
624
Kayla
593
Isabella
568
Kayla
542
Jessica
497
Natalie
520
16 Abigail
607
Taylor
580
Lauren
537
Alyssa
532
Sophia
480
Alexis
489
17 Taylor
600
Lauren
561
Kayla
526
Lauren
479
Anna
477
Ella
443
18 Megan
573
Anna
516
Taylor
491
Brianna
471
Natalie
453
Alyssa
420
19 Brianna
533
Jennifer
511
Anna
479
Anna
460
Lauren
450
Jessica
420
20 Jennifer
516
Megan
504
Brianna
459
Natalie
456
Mia
432
Lauren
411
21 Anna
490
Brianna
484
Natalie
443
Sophia
454
Kayla
426
Sarah
404
22 Rachel
477
Nicole
462
Jennifer
428
Taylor
407
Ava
418
Anna
395
23 Sydney
476
Julia
460
Megan
428
Jennifer
406
Brianna
403
Julia
390
24 Natalie
471
Sydney
455
Sophia
414
Julia
396
Julia
399
Alexandra
372
25 Nicole
459
Rachel
432
Sydney
400
Mia
393
Ella
387
Kayla
360




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