Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1977
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,197 |
| 2 | Amy | 1,361 |
| 3 | Melissa | 1,267 |
| 4 | Michelle | 1,159 |
| 5 | Heather | 1,116 |
| 6 | Kelly | 1,114 |
| 7 | Nicole | 1,069 |
| 8 | Jessica | 1,066 |
| 9 | Angela | 1,055 |
| 10 | Sarah | 1,028 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 1,014 |
| 12 | Kimberly | 976 |
| 13 | Lisa | 899 |
| 14 | Amanda | 837 |
| 15 | Jamie | 737 |
| 16 | Rebecca | 718 |
| 17 | Christina | 694 |
| 18 | Laura | 660 |
| 19 | Stephanie | 647 |
| 20 | Julie | 634 |
| 21 | Erin | 549 |
| 22 | Mary | 547 |
| 23 | Carrie | 533 |
| 24 | Sara | 522 |
| 25 | Shannon | 508 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Christine | 488 |
| 26 | Rachel | 488 |
| 28 | Andrea | 458 |
| 29 | Maria | 450 |
| 30 | Dawn | 442 |
| 31 | Tiffany | 415 |
| 32 | Katherine | 399 |
| 33 | Jill | 392 |
| 33 | Megan | 392 |
| 35 | Erica | 386 |
| 36 | Karen | 384 |
| 37 | Tracy | 368 |
| 38 | Danielle | 360 |
| 39 | Patricia | 349 |
| 40 | Crystal | 326 |
| 41 | Emily | 323 |
| 41 | Susan | 323 |
| 43 | Jaime | 316 |
| 44 | Stacy | 309 |
| 45 | April | 306 |
| 46 | Tara | 300 |
| 47 | Cynthia | 286 |
| 48 | Kathleen | 280 |
| 49 | Monica | 269 |
| 50 | Tina | 265 |
| 51 | Amber | 260 |
| 52 | Stacey | 255 |
| 53 | Kathryn | 249 |
| 54 | Kristin | 242 |
| 55 | Dana | 238 |
| 56 | Kristen | 237 |
| 56 | Sandra | 237 |
| 56 | Wendy | 237 |
| 59 | Jacqueline | 234 |
| 60 | Catherine | 228 |
| 61 | Beth | 226 |
| 61 | Gina | 226 |
| 63 | Holly | 223 |
| 64 | Natalie | 221 |
| 65 | Lori | 207 |
| 66 | Tammy | 206 |
| 67 | Leslie | 205 |
| 68 | Melanie | 202 |
| 69 | Denise | 201 |
| 69 | Kristina | 201 |
| 69 | Nancy | 201 |
| 69 | Renee | 201 |
| 73 | Sabrina | 198 |
| 73 | Veronica | 198 |
| 75 | Alicia | 197 |
| 75 | Brandy | 197 |
| 77 | Margaret | 192 |
| 78 | Courtney | 190 |
| 79 | Anne | 189 |
| 80 | Brandi | 188 |
| 81 | Misty | 186 |
| 82 | Diana | 183 |
| 83 | Anna | 182 |
| 83 | Theresa | 182 |
| 85 | Allison | 178 |
| 86 | Latoya | 177 |
| 86 | Linda | 177 |
| 86 | Michele | 177 |
| 89 | Vanessa | 174 |
| 90 | Heidi | 171 |
| 90 | Valerie | 171 |
| 92 | Samantha | 165 |
| 92 | Victoria | 165 |
| 94 | Aisha | 163 |
| 95 | Deborah | 158 |
| 96 | Tanya | 157 |
| 97 | Colleen | 156 |
| 98 | Latasha | 155 |
| 98 | Tamara | 155 |
| 100 | Kristy | 154 |