Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1976

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	3,228
2	Amy	1,681
3	Michelle	1,201
4	Melissa	1,155
5	Heather	1,140
6	Angela	1,082
7	Kimberly	1,049
8	Lisa	978
9	Nicole	966
10	Elizabeth	843
11	Sarah	778
12	Rebecca	764
13	Amanda	758
14	Jessica	725
15	Jamie	704
16	Laura	699
17	Julie	696
18	Kelly	664
19	Christina	657
20	Stephanie	645
21	Shannon	582
22	Mary	503
23	Carrie	495
24	Christine	493
25	Tiffany	492

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Maria	487
27	Erin	482
28	Tracy	466
29	Dawn	448
30	Sara	444
31	Jaime	429
32	Rachel	417
33	Karen	391
34	Andrea	383
35	Susan	363
36	Jill	348
37	Megan	341
38	Danielle	339
39	Patricia	336
40	Cynthia	326
41	Katherine	314
42	Stacy	311
43	April	301
44	Tina	299
45	Sandra	298
46	Lori	272
47	Stacey	266
48	Erica	265
49	Brandy	263
50	Crystal	261
51	Tara	260
52	Monica	257
53	Kathleen	253
54	Veronica	252
55	Kristin	247
56	Emily	243
57	Michele	232
57	Tanya	232
59	Amber	229
59	Tammy	229
61	Denise	225
62	Catherine	221
63	Leslie	212
63	Wendy	212
65	Kathryn	211
66	Renee	209
67	Natalie	207
68	Nancy	206
69	Dana	204
70	Theresa	203
71	Holly	201
72	Gina	200
73	Kristen	198
73	Victoria	198
75	Latoya	194
76	Margaret	191
77	Samantha	189
78	Diana	188
79	Courtney	185
80	Allison	183
80	Valerie	183
82	Jacqueline	182
83	Teresa	179
84	Colleen	177
84	Robin	177
86	Alicia	175
87	Christy	173
88	Beth	172
88	Heidi	172
90	Deborah	170
90	Linda	170
92	Ann	169
93	Sharon	168
93	Tonya	168
95	Brandi	166
96	Melanie	165
97	Anne	164
98	Yolanda	163
99	Misty	162
100	Brenda	161
100	Kristina	161