Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1981
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2,843 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,651 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,574 |
| 4 | Sarah | 1,540 |
| 5 | Melissa | 1,355 |
| 6 | Nicole | 1,311 |
| 7 | Elizabeth | 1,202 |
| 8 | Michelle | 1,024 |
| 9 | Amy | 994 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 959 |
| 11 | Tiffany | 912 |
| 12 | Rebecca | 874 |
| 13 | Angela | 784 |
| 14 | Kimberly | 766 |
| 14 | Lisa | 766 |
| 16 | Erin | 753 |
| 17 | Heather | 748 |
| 18 | Laura | 727 |
| 19 | Kelly | 697 |
| 20 | Christina | 629 |
| 21 | Rachel | 601 |
| 22 | Mary | 598 |
| 23 | Sara | 595 |
| 24 | Kristin | 587 |
| 25 | Jamie | 571 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Crystal | 567 |
| 27 | Amber | 563 |
| 28 | Megan | 561 |
| 29 | Andrea | 559 |
| 30 | Katherine | 506 |
| 31 | Julie | 503 |
| 32 | Emily | 484 |
| 33 | Erica | 474 |
| 34 | Danielle | 469 |
| 35 | Maria | 437 |
| 36 | Kristen | 415 |
| 37 | Lauren | 402 |
| 38 | Christine | 399 |
| 38 | Shannon | 399 |
| 40 | April | 383 |
| 40 | Kathryn | 383 |
| 42 | Latoya | 335 |
| 43 | Samantha | 333 |
| 44 | Kathleen | 332 |
| 45 | Katie | 331 |
| 46 | Natalie | 314 |
| 47 | Jacqueline | 294 |
| 48 | Brooke | 288 |
| 49 | Courtney | 287 |
| 50 | Patricia | 286 |
| 51 | Monica | 283 |
| 52 | Lindsay | 280 |
| 53 | Carrie | 277 |
| 54 | Alicia | 271 |
| 55 | Brandy | 265 |
| 56 | Tara | 256 |
| 57 | Karen | 251 |
| 58 | Veronica | 250 |
| 59 | Jill | 246 |
| 60 | Anna | 243 |
| 60 | Ashley | 243 |
| 62 | Catherine | 236 |
| 63 | Susan | 231 |
| 64 | Dawn | 227 |
| 65 | Sandra | 222 |
| 66 | Kristina | 221 |
| 67 | Victoria | 217 |
| 68 | Cynthia | 216 |
| 68 | Leslie | 216 |
| 70 | Denise | 215 |
| 71 | Theresa | 214 |
| 71 | Vanessa | 214 |
| 73 | Tina | 213 |
| 74 | Lindsey | 211 |
| 75 | Dana | 208 |
| 76 | Brandi | 205 |
| 77 | Anne | 204 |
| 78 | Diana | 200 |
| 79 | Gina | 199 |
| 80 | Margaret | 196 |
| 80 | Pamela | 196 |
| 82 | Stacy | 195 |
| 83 | Allison | 194 |
| 84 | Julia | 192 |
| 84 | Nancy | 192 |
| 86 | Monique | 191 |
| 87 | Erika | 187 |
| 88 | Tracy | 186 |
| 89 | Valerie | 184 |
| 90 | Candice | 183 |
| 91 | Heidi | 179 |
| 91 | Katrina | 179 |
| 93 | Holly | 177 |
| 94 | Meghan | 176 |
| 94 | Stacey | 176 |
| 96 | Colleen | 169 |
| 97 | Beth | 167 |
| 97 | Melanie | 167 |
| 99 | Renee | 166 |
| 100 | Tanya | 164 |