Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1974
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,571 |
| 2 | Amy | 1,693 |
| 3 | Michelle | 1,530 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 1,287 |
| 5 | Heather | 1,128 |
| 6 | Angela | 1,116 |
| 7 | Lisa | 1,073 |
| 8 | Melissa | 992 |
| 9 | Nicole | 842 |
| 10 | Rebecca | 789 |
| 11 | Julie | 787 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 675 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 665 |
| 14 | Mary | 629 |
| 15 | Laura | 627 |
| 16 | Christine | 622 |
| 17 | Dawn | 611 |
| 18 | Sarah | 585 |
| 19 | Kelly | 581 |
| 20 | Tracy | 555 |
| 21 | Maria | 534 |
| 22 | Christina | 511 |
| 23 | Susan | 453 |
| 24 | Jessica | 450 |
| 25 | Karen | 447 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Carrie | 444 |
| 27 | Tina | 443 |
| 28 | Shannon | 438 |
| 29 | Patricia | 429 |
| 30 | Cynthia | 406 |
| 31 | Rachel | 385 |
| 32 | Sandra | 378 |
| 33 | Tammy | 376 |
| 34 | Tiffany | 371 |
| 35 | Andrea | 369 |
| 36 | Amanda | 361 |
| 37 | Lori | 350 |
| 38 | Jill | 347 |
| 39 | Denise | 340 |
| 40 | Stacy | 324 |
| 41 | Erin | 323 |
| 42 | Kristen | 321 |
| 43 | Kathleen | 300 |
| 44 | Michele | 297 |
| 44 | Sara | 297 |
| 46 | Tanya | 293 |
| 47 | Stacey | 290 |
| 48 | Tonya | 287 |
| 49 | April | 282 |
| 50 | Tara | 276 |
| 51 | Tamara | 275 |
| 52 | Monica | 262 |
| 53 | Wendy | 261 |
| 54 | Danielle | 257 |
| 55 | Gina | 251 |
| 56 | Erica | 248 |
| 57 | Dana | 247 |
| 58 | Theresa | 243 |
| 59 | Katherine | 242 |
| 60 | Kristin | 237 |
| 61 | Crystal | 234 |
| 61 | Pamela | 234 |
| 61 | Teresa | 234 |
| 64 | Catherine | 223 |
| 64 | Veronica | 223 |
| 66 | Nancy | 221 |
| 67 | Brenda | 219 |
| 68 | Barbara | 218 |
| 69 | Linda | 209 |
| 69 | Margaret | 209 |
| 71 | Holly | 208 |
| 72 | Emily | 207 |
| 73 | Heidi | 206 |
| 74 | Sharon | 204 |
| 75 | Christy | 203 |
| 76 | Jodi | 201 |
| 77 | Beth | 199 |
| 77 | Diana | 199 |
| 79 | Jacqueline | 197 |
| 79 | Leslie | 197 |
| 79 | Robin | 197 |
| 82 | Kathryn | 196 |
| 83 | Renee | 195 |
| 84 | Brandy | 193 |
| 85 | Megan | 192 |
| 86 | Melinda | 190 |
| 87 | Ann | 189 |
| 87 | Valerie | 189 |
| 89 | Cheryl | 187 |
| 90 | Colleen | 184 |
| 90 | Yolanda | 184 |
| 92 | Melanie | 181 |
| 93 | Donna | 175 |
| 94 | Deborah | 172 |
| 95 | Tasha | 171 |
| 96 | Victoria | 169 |
| 97 | Anna | 168 |
| 97 | Jamie | 168 |
| 99 | Debra | 167 |
| 100 | Joy | 158 |