Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1972
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,701 |
| 2 | Michelle | 1,736 |
| 3 | Lisa | 1,546 |
| 4 | Amy | 1,507 |
| 5 | Kimberly | 1,455 |
| 6 | Angela | 1,202 |
| 7 | Julie | 993 |
| 8 | Melissa | 984 |
| 9 | Nicole | 956 |
| 10 | Laura | 832 |
| 11 | Christine | 779 |
| 12 | Dawn | 749 |
| 13 | Heather | 739 |
| 14 | Stephanie | 710 |
| 15 | Tracy | 709 |
| 16 | Mary | 692 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 661 |
| 18 | Rebecca | 655 |
| 19 | Susan | 620 |
| 20 | Tammy | 618 |
| 21 | Kelly | 615 |
| 21 | Tina | 615 |
| 23 | Karen | 608 |
| 24 | Christina | 527 |
| 25 | Cynthia | 525 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Patricia | 502 |
| 27 | Maria | 492 |
| 28 | Lori | 465 |
| 29 | Sandra | 457 |
| 30 | Shannon | 442 |
| 31 | Andrea | 437 |
| 31 | Denise | 437 |
| 33 | Michele | 413 |
| 34 | Kathleen | 379 |
| 35 | Wendy | 374 |
| 36 | Stacy | 369 |
| 37 | Carrie | 362 |
| 38 | Tara | 351 |
| 39 | Sarah | 344 |
| 40 | Deborah | 337 |
| 41 | Pamela | 335 |
| 42 | Stacey | 327 |
| 43 | Jill | 319 |
| 44 | Tonya | 310 |
| 45 | Gina | 309 |
| 46 | Sharon | 305 |
| 47 | Teresa | 302 |
| 48 | Theresa | 291 |
| 49 | Monica | 286 |
| 50 | Katherine | 283 |
| 51 | Nancy | 282 |
| 52 | Linda | 281 |
| 53 | Donna | 279 |
| 54 | Kristin | 276 |
| 55 | Brenda | 269 |
| 56 | Debra | 266 |
| 57 | Tanya | 265 |
| 58 | Rachel | 263 |
| 59 | Cheryl | 261 |
| 59 | Tiffany | 261 |
| 61 | April | 259 |
| 61 | Yolanda | 259 |
| 63 | Barbara | 255 |
| 64 | Catherine | 252 |
| 65 | Jessica | 250 |
| 66 | Heidi | 246 |
| 67 | Dana | 245 |
| 68 | Rhonda | 240 |
| 69 | Renee | 235 |
| 70 | Melanie | 231 |
| 71 | Jacqueline | 230 |
| 72 | Erica | 222 |
| 73 | Ann | 221 |
| 74 | Diana | 220 |
| 75 | Kristen | 212 |
| 76 | Margaret | 208 |
| 77 | Diane | 207 |
| 78 | Carolyn | 199 |
| 78 | Crystal | 199 |
| 80 | Robin | 198 |
| 80 | Sheila | 198 |
| 82 | Paula | 197 |
| 83 | Erin | 196 |
| 84 | Victoria | 194 |
| 85 | Danielle | 192 |
| 86 | Beth | 189 |
| 86 | Janet | 189 |
| 88 | Valerie | 185 |
| 89 | Kathryn | 183 |
| 89 | Leslie | 183 |
| 91 | Colleen | 182 |
| 91 | Katrina | 182 |
| 93 | Tasha | 181 |
| 94 | Anna | 179 |
| 94 | Tracey | 179 |
| 96 | Cindy | 177 |
| 96 | Jodi | 177 |
| 98 | Melinda | 176 |
| 98 | Sherry | 176 |
| 98 | Tamara | 176 |