Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1987
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 2,502 |
| 2 | Jessica | 2,443 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,690 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 1,563 |
| 5 | Sarah | 1,322 |
| 6 | Nicole | 1,116 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 1,071 |
| 8 | Brittany | 1,025 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 1,016 |
| 10 | Samantha | 970 |
| 11 | Lauren | 872 |
| 12 | Megan | 859 |
| 13 | Melissa | 817 |
| 14 | Danielle | 768 |
| 15 | Emily | 761 |
| 16 | Michelle | 695 |
| 17 | Heather | 691 |
| 18 | Rachel | 687 |
| 19 | Laura | 665 |
| 20 | Tiffany | 619 |
| 21 | Amy | 612 |
| 22 | Christina | 601 |
| 23 | Amber | 568 |
| 24 | Kelly | 567 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 541 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Kimberly | 535 |
| 27 | Katherine | 529 |
| 28 | Sara | 458 |
| 29 | Mary | 457 |
| 30 | Erin | 454 |
| 31 | Lisa | 442 |
| 32 | Erica | 436 |
| 33 | Crystal | 414 |
| 34 | Andrea | 405 |
| 35 | Angela | 402 |
| 36 | Kathryn | 394 |
| 37 | Katie | 386 |
| 38 | Jacqueline | 378 |
| 38 | Jamie | 378 |
| 40 | Allison | 372 |
| 41 | Vanessa | 366 |
| 42 | Christine | 355 |
| 43 | Courtney | 322 |
| 44 | Lindsey | 318 |
| 45 | Shannon | 317 |
| 46 | Whitney | 310 |
| 47 | Kristin | 308 |
| 48 | Kayla | 305 |
| 49 | Kristen | 301 |
| 50 | Lindsay | 300 |
| 51 | Anna | 293 |
| 52 | Alicia | 290 |
| 53 | Jenna | 282 |
| 54 | Natalie | 279 |
| 55 | Dominique | 268 |
| 56 | Victoria | 267 |
| 57 | Kathleen | 264 |
| 58 | Maria | 260 |
| 59 | Alyssa | 257 |
| 60 | Caitlin | 248 |
| 60 | Monica | 248 |
| 62 | Meghan | 243 |
| 63 | Alexandra | 241 |
| 64 | Jasmine | 237 |
| 65 | Julie | 234 |
| 66 | Catherine | 232 |
| 67 | Brittney | 228 |
| 67 | Kristina | 228 |
| 69 | Kelsey | 218 |
| 70 | Dana | 212 |
| 71 | Cassandra | 211 |
| 71 | Margaret | 211 |
| 73 | Patricia | 207 |
| 74 | Hannah | 194 |
| 75 | Veronica | 191 |
| 76 | Colleen | 189 |
| 77 | Mallory | 187 |
| 78 | Kendra | 180 |
| 79 | Chelsea | 174 |
| 80 | Diana | 172 |
| 81 | Tara | 170 |
| 82 | Erika | 168 |
| 82 | Holly | 168 |
| 84 | Cynthia | 166 |
| 84 | Jaclyn | 166 |
| 86 | Natasha | 164 |
| 87 | April | 161 |
| 88 | Julia | 158 |
| 88 | Yesenia | 158 |
| 90 | Krystal | 151 |
| 91 | Molly | 150 |
| 92 | Jillian | 148 |
| 93 | Sandra | 147 |
| 94 | Anne | 144 |
| 95 | Karen | 141 |
| 96 | Bethany | 138 |
| 97 | Alison | 137 |
| 98 | Angelica | 136 |
| 99 | Gina | 135 |
| 99 | Kara | 135 |