Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1986
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 2,133 |
| 2 | Ashley | 2,004 |
| 3 | Jennifer | 1,749 |
| 4 | Amanda | 1,692 |
| 5 | Sarah | 1,288 |
| 6 | Nicole | 1,113 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 1,111 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 1,053 |
| 9 | Brittany | 975 |
| 10 | Lauren | 932 |
| 11 | Megan | 911 |
| 12 | Melissa | 854 |
| 13 | Laura | 762 |
| 14 | Samantha | 724 |
| 15 | Michelle | 708 |
| 16 | Heather | 706 |
| 17 | Rachel | 703 |
| 18 | Amy | 698 |
| 19 | Emily | 667 |
| 20 | Amber | 640 |
| 21 | Danielle | 639 |
| 22 | Christina | 633 |
| 23 | Katherine | 603 |
| 24 | Kimberly | 599 |
| 25 | Kelly | 586 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Tiffany | 583 |
| 27 | Rebecca | 533 |
| 28 | Erin | 517 |
| 29 | Erica | 487 |
| 30 | Sara | 477 |
| 31 | Lisa | 450 |
| 32 | Jamie | 449 |
| 33 | Angela | 437 |
| 34 | Crystal | 427 |
| 35 | Andrea | 416 |
| 36 | Kathryn | 411 |
| 37 | Christine | 407 |
| 38 | Mary | 394 |
| 39 | Katie | 374 |
| 40 | Allison | 365 |
| 41 | Kristin | 355 |
| 42 | Courtney | 353 |
| 43 | Vanessa | 346 |
| 44 | Whitney | 339 |
| 45 | Lindsey | 335 |
| 46 | Jacqueline | 327 |
| 47 | Kristen | 324 |
| 48 | Lindsay | 315 |
| 49 | Dominique | 304 |
| 50 | Shannon | 295 |
| 51 | Julie | 292 |
| 52 | Alicia | 285 |
| 52 | Natalie | 285 |
| 54 | Victoria | 279 |
| 55 | Kathleen | 276 |
| 56 | Maria | 266 |
| 57 | Jenna | 262 |
| 58 | Anna | 255 |
| 58 | Kristina | 255 |
| 60 | Monica | 253 |
| 61 | Margaret | 244 |
| 62 | Cassandra | 231 |
| 63 | Catherine | 223 |
| 64 | Patricia | 218 |
| 65 | Diana | 208 |
| 66 | Meghan | 205 |
| 67 | Veronica | 196 |
| 68 | Brittney | 195 |
| 68 | Holly | 195 |
| 70 | Krystal | 192 |
| 71 | April | 186 |
| 72 | Caitlin | 185 |
| 73 | Mallory | 184 |
| 73 | Valerie | 184 |
| 75 | Alison | 180 |
| 75 | Tara | 180 |
| 77 | Dana | 175 |
| 78 | Alexandra | 173 |
| 79 | Erika | 171 |
| 79 | Gina | 171 |
| 81 | Jasmine | 162 |
| 82 | Alyssa | 159 |
| 83 | Colleen | 158 |
| 84 | Bethany | 157 |
| 84 | Karen | 157 |
| 86 | Katrina | 153 |
| 87 | Latoya | 150 |
| 88 | Jaclyn | 147 |
| 88 | Sandra | 147 |
| 90 | Cynthia | 146 |
| 90 | Kara | 146 |
| 92 | Leslie | 143 |
| 93 | Jillian | 141 |
| 94 | Felicia | 140 |
| 94 | Susan | 140 |
| 96 | Natasha | 139 |
| 97 | Molly | 138 |
| 98 | Julia | 137 |
| 99 | Joanna | 136 |
| 100 | Angelica | 135 |