Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1983

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	2,546
2	Jessica	1,820
3	Amanda	1,458
4	Nicole	1,382
5	Sarah	1,320
6	Ashley	1,265
7	Elizabeth	1,145
8	Melissa	1,118
9	Stephanie	1,046
10	Michelle	910
11	Amy	873
12	Megan	817
13	Tiffany	816
14	Heather	806
15	Erin	771
16	Rebecca	714
17	Rachel	702
18	Laura	699
19	Kimberly	692
20	Lauren	684
21	Christina	677
22	Crystal	654
23	Kelly	644
24	Lisa	622
25	Emily	617

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Katherine	610
27	Angela	607
28	Amber	584
29	Jamie	561
30	Erica	555
31	Mary	523
32	Andrea	507
33	Danielle	483
34	Sara	481
35	Samantha	455
36	Lindsay	449
37	Kathryn	408
38	Kristin	405
39	Lindsey	400
40	Kristen	396
41	Shannon	374
42	Maria	370
43	Christine	361
44	Julie	359
45	Jacqueline	337
46	Katie	333
47	Courtney	322
48	Vanessa	316
49	April	300
50	Kathleen	298
51	Alicia	296
52	Natalie	294
53	Victoria	273
54	Patricia	268
55	Holly	249
56	Monica	247
57	Tara	244
58	Anna	234
59	Dana	233
60	Carrie	231
60	Catherine	231
60	Kristina	231
60	Veronica	231
64	Meghan	226
65	Margaret	223
66	Latoya	222
67	Valerie	212
68	Allison	211
69	Susan	206
70	Colleen	204
71	Stacy	200
72	Diana	194
73	Karen	191
74	Cassandra	189
75	Sandra	187
76	Cynthia	186
77	Brandi	179
78	Jaclyn	172
79	Brittany	169
79	Jill	169
81	Brandy	168
82	Alexis	165
82	Jillian	165
84	Candice	164
84	Gina	164
86	Dawn	162
86	Tracy	162
88	Marquita	161
89	Erika	160
90	Natasha	159
91	Krystal	158
92	Leslie	156
93	Anne	154
93	Candace	154
95	Nancy	152
96	Theresa	151
97	Julia	147
97	Nichole	147
97	Renee	147
100	Stefanie	146
100	Tina	146