Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1985
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2,052 |
| 2 | Ashley | 1,945 |
| 3 | Jessica | 1,909 |
| 4 | Amanda | 1,655 |
| 5 | Nicole | 1,228 |
| 6 | Sarah | 1,164 |
| 7 | Elizabeth | 1,120 |
| 8 | Megan | 1,079 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 1,071 |
| 10 | Melissa | 999 |
| 11 | Lauren | 833 |
| 12 | Laura | 829 |
| 13 | Heather | 807 |
| 14 | Rachel | 801 |
| 15 | Christina | 798 |
| 16 | Michelle | 782 |
| 17 | Amy | 740 |
| 18 | Danielle | 700 |
| 19 | Brittany | 699 |
| 20 | Kimberly | 647 |
| 21 | Emily | 644 |
| 22 | Kelly | 627 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 621 |
| 24 | Erin | 610 |
| 25 | Tiffany | 594 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Katherine | 592 |
| 27 | Samantha | 579 |
| 28 | Amber | 548 |
| 29 | Jamie | 539 |
| 30 | Angela | 511 |
| 31 | Sara | 485 |
| 32 | Crystal | 474 |
| 33 | Lisa | 460 |
| 34 | Andrea | 452 |
| 35 | Mary | 449 |
| 36 | Erica | 437 |
| 37 | Kathryn | 411 |
| 37 | Kristin | 411 |
| 39 | Christine | 406 |
| 40 | Dominique | 398 |
| 41 | Lindsey | 388 |
| 42 | Kristen | 383 |
| 43 | Vanessa | 380 |
| 44 | Lindsay | 358 |
| 45 | Jacqueline | 355 |
| 46 | Shannon | 351 |
| 47 | Allison | 343 |
| 48 | Katie | 341 |
| 49 | Courtney | 320 |
| 50 | Jenna | 312 |
| 51 | Alicia | 301 |
| 52 | Julie | 297 |
| 53 | Kristina | 285 |
| 53 | Maria | 285 |
| 55 | Krystal | 275 |
| 56 | Kathleen | 274 |
| 57 | Meghan | 269 |
| 58 | Victoria | 268 |
| 59 | Natalie | 266 |
| 60 | Monica | 256 |
| 61 | Anna | 251 |
| 62 | Diana | 248 |
| 63 | April | 238 |
| 64 | Holly | 237 |
| 64 | Patricia | 237 |
| 66 | Cassandra | 233 |
| 67 | Margaret | 227 |
| 68 | Veronica | 212 |
| 69 | Tara | 209 |
| 70 | Catherine | 208 |
| 71 | Dana | 190 |
| 72 | Valerie | 182 |
| 73 | Colleen | 180 |
| 73 | Latoya | 180 |
| 75 | Cynthia | 173 |
| 76 | Jaclyn | 168 |
| 77 | Krystle | 164 |
| 78 | Kara | 162 |
| 79 | Joanna | 159 |
| 79 | Stacy | 159 |
| 81 | Brittney | 155 |
| 81 | Tracy | 155 |
| 83 | Gina | 151 |
| 84 | Karen | 149 |
| 84 | Molly | 149 |
| 84 | Nichole | 149 |
| 87 | Caitlin | 148 |
| 87 | Candice | 148 |
| 87 | Stacey | 148 |
| 87 | Susan | 148 |
| 91 | Jasmine | 146 |
| 92 | Alexandra | 143 |
| 92 | Alison | 143 |
| 94 | Carrie | 142 |
| 94 | Jill | 142 |
| 96 | Erika | 140 |
| 97 | Julia | 138 |
| 98 | Tina | 136 |
| 99 | Nancy | 134 |
| 100 | Anne | 133 |