Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1971
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,302 |
| 2 | Michelle | 1,974 |
| 3 | Lisa | 1,836 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 1,793 |
| 5 | Amy | 1,468 |
| 6 | Angela | 1,395 |
| 7 | Julie | 1,046 |
| 8 | Melissa | 988 |
| 9 | Laura | 970 |
| 10 | Dawn | 960 |
| 11 | Mary | 883 |
| 12 | Tracy | 870 |
| 13 | Christine | 857 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 820 |
| 15 | Tammy | 773 |
| 16 | Susan | 768 |
| 17 | Kelly | 747 |
| 18 | Karen | 723 |
| 19 | Tina | 692 |
| 20 | Heather | 670 |
| 21 | Stephanie | 647 |
| 22 | Cynthia | 639 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 638 |
| 24 | Nicole | 607 |
| 25 | Patricia | 585 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Lori | 553 |
| 27 | Christina | 533 |
| 28 | Maria | 502 |
| 29 | Denise | 497 |
| 30 | Sandra | 487 |
| 31 | Kathleen | 473 |
| 32 | Pamela | 457 |
| 33 | Wendy | 449 |
| 34 | Deborah | 444 |
| 34 | Shannon | 444 |
| 36 | Andrea | 436 |
| 37 | Stacy | 434 |
| 38 | Carrie | 430 |
| 39 | Michele | 429 |
| 40 | Sharon | 423 |
| 41 | Linda | 410 |
| 42 | Donna | 387 |
| 43 | Stacey | 381 |
| 44 | Cheryl | 380 |
| 45 | Gina | 372 |
| 46 | Jill | 369 |
| 47 | Barbara | 362 |
| 48 | Nancy | 359 |
| 48 | Teresa | 359 |
| 50 | Sarah | 338 |
| 51 | Brenda | 336 |
| 51 | Theresa | 336 |
| 53 | Yolanda | 333 |
| 54 | Dana | 327 |
| 55 | Catherine | 324 |
| 56 | Debra | 317 |
| 57 | Monica | 303 |
| 58 | Rachel | 295 |
| 59 | Rhonda | 294 |
| 60 | Tara | 291 |
| 61 | Katherine | 290 |
| 62 | Victoria | 284 |
| 63 | Ann | 282 |
| 64 | Robin | 281 |
| 65 | Tonya | 279 |
| 66 | Tiffany | 276 |
| 67 | April | 271 |
| 68 | Diana | 268 |
| 68 | Tracey | 268 |
| 70 | Kristin | 267 |
| 70 | Renee | 267 |
| 72 | Diane | 264 |
| 73 | Jacqueline | 261 |
| 73 | Tanya | 261 |
| 75 | Sheila | 256 |
| 76 | Sherry | 255 |
| 77 | Margaret | 254 |
| 78 | Beth | 245 |
| 79 | Colleen | 240 |
| 80 | Erica | 236 |
| 80 | Valerie | 236 |
| 82 | Paula | 232 |
| 83 | Tamara | 228 |
| 84 | Heidi | 219 |
| 85 | Tricia | 218 |
| 86 | Carla | 217 |
| 86 | Leslie | 217 |
| 88 | Jessica | 215 |
| 89 | Janet | 210 |
| 89 | Kathryn | 210 |
| 91 | Jodi | 209 |
| 92 | Carol | 207 |
| 92 | Cindy | 207 |
| 94 | Deanna | 205 |
| 94 | Erin | 205 |
| 96 | Carolyn | 204 |
| 97 | Holly | 202 |
| 98 | Kathy | 199 |
| 99 | Crystal | 198 |
| 99 | Felicia | 198 |
| 99 | Kristen | 198 |