Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1966

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	3,100
2	Kimberly	1,959
3	Mary	1,705
4	Michelle	1,676
5	Karen	1,501
6	Susan	1,468
7	Laura	1,229
8	Julie	1,179
9	Patricia	1,131
10	Jennifer	1,105
11	Christine	1,080
12	Angela	1,029
13	Dawn	980
14	Cynthia	955
15	Elizabeth	953
16	Deborah	929
17	Linda	913
18	Pamela	890
19	Sandra	837
20	Donna	836
21	Tammy	827
22	Lori	807
23	Tina	789
24	Amy	756
25	Kathleen	748

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Barbara	715
26	Kelly	715
28	Tracy	705
29	Sharon	701
30	Debra	695
31	Denise	689
32	Cheryl	679
33	Nancy	669
34	Brenda	595
35	Diane	575
36	Theresa	555
37	Teresa	553
38	Melissa	542
39	Jill	533
40	Michele	516
41	Jacqueline	490
42	Catherine	478
43	Maria	477
44	Rebecca	472
45	Carol	470
46	Stephanie	466
47	Rhonda	465
48	Janet	428
49	Robin	427
50	Margaret	418
51	Gina	414
52	Sheila	412
53	Beth	405
54	Kim	404
55	Wendy	397
56	Paula	381
57	Diana	361
58	Renee	359
59	Christina	357
60	Carolyn	352
61	Kathy	351
61	Sherry	351
63	Cindy	345
64	Andrea	342
65	Ann	338
66	Kathryn	313
66	Lynn	313
68	Valerie	294
69	Debbie	289
69	Janice	289
71	Tracey	275
72	Annette	274
73	Colleen	273
74	Katherine	269
75	Suzanne	266
76	Carla	261
77	Monica	255
78	Connie	252
78	Laurie	252
80	Leslie	249
80	Victoria	249
82	Kristine	242
83	Tamara	233
84	Anne	232
84	Yolanda	232
86	Dana	230
87	Anita	225
88	Deanna	216
88	Stacey	216
90	Heidi	212
90	Regina	212
92	Maureen	206
93	Sarah	205
93	Sherri	205
95	Julia	201
96	Cathy	199
97	Jane	197
97	Shelly	197
99	Jean	191
100	Peggy	186
100	Stacy	186