Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1973
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,502 |
| 2 | Michelle | 1,629 |
| 3 | Amy | 1,441 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 1,367 |
| 5 | Lisa | 1,219 |
| 6 | Angela | 1,044 |
| 7 | Melissa | 936 |
| 8 | Heather | 929 |
| 9 | Julie | 885 |
| 10 | Nicole | 807 |
| 11 | Rebecca | 736 |
| 12 | Laura | 697 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 691 |
| 14 | Stephanie | 685 |
| 15 | Christine | 645 |
| 16 | Mary | 637 |
| 17 | Dawn | 632 |
| 18 | Kelly | 597 |
| 19 | Christina | 577 |
| 20 | Tracy | 562 |
| 21 | Susan | 544 |
| 22 | Patricia | 514 |
| 23 | Maria | 510 |
| 24 | Karen | 504 |
| 25 | Cynthia | 476 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Tina | 457 |
| 27 | Tammy | 442 |
| 28 | Sarah | 415 |
| 29 | Denise | 389 |
| 30 | Lori | 379 |
| 31 | Carrie | 378 |
| 32 | Andrea | 375 |
| 33 | Shannon | 353 |
| 34 | Sandra | 350 |
| 35 | Stacey | 348 |
| 36 | Tara | 335 |
| 37 | Stacy | 331 |
| 38 | Kathleen | 309 |
| 39 | Jill | 305 |
| 39 | Tanya | 305 |
| 41 | Tonya | 298 |
| 42 | Jessica | 295 |
| 43 | Rachel | 290 |
| 44 | Monica | 289 |
| 45 | Michele | 280 |
| 46 | Wendy | 279 |
| 47 | Tiffany | 272 |
| 48 | April | 269 |
| 49 | Katherine | 268 |
| 50 | Theresa | 266 |
| 51 | Gina | 265 |
| 52 | Pamela | 260 |
| 53 | Teresa | 259 |
| 54 | Kristin | 257 |
| 55 | Tamara | 249 |
| 56 | Amanda | 246 |
| 56 | Crystal | 246 |
| 56 | Donna | 246 |
| 59 | Kristen | 242 |
| 60 | Sharon | 239 |
| 61 | Danielle | 235 |
| 61 | Debra | 235 |
| 63 | Diana | 233 |
| 63 | Erica | 233 |
| 65 | Catherine | 231 |
| 66 | Victoria | 230 |
| 67 | Dana | 229 |
| 68 | Brenda | 228 |
| 69 | Cheryl | 226 |
| 70 | Renee | 225 |
| 71 | Barbara | 223 |
| 71 | Erin | 223 |
| 73 | Jacqueline | 222 |
| 74 | Melinda | 220 |
| 75 | Deborah | 218 |
| 75 | Robin | 218 |
| 77 | Melanie | 217 |
| 78 | Linda | 215 |
| 78 | Nancy | 215 |
| 80 | Margaret | 214 |
| 81 | Ann | 212 |
| 81 | Sara | 212 |
| 83 | Veronica | 210 |
| 84 | Anna | 204 |
| 85 | Yolanda | 202 |
| 86 | Holly | 196 |
| 87 | Jamie | 195 |
| 88 | Heidi | 194 |
| 89 | Rhonda | 193 |
| 90 | Colleen | 181 |
| 91 | Valerie | 178 |
| 92 | Bridget | 176 |
| 92 | Deanna | 176 |
| 92 | Jodi | 176 |
| 95 | Anne | 175 |
| 95 | Leslie | 175 |
| 97 | Sheila | 174 |
| 98 | Paula | 173 |
| 98 | Tricia | 173 |
| 100 | Beth | 172 |