Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1988
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 2,220 |
| 2 | Ashley | 2,202 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,632 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 1,305 |
| 5 | Sarah | 1,251 |
| 6 | Brittany | 1,214 |
| 7 | Samantha | 1,112 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 1,107 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 1,091 |
| 10 | Nicole | 1,025 |
| 11 | Lauren | 1,015 |
| 12 | Megan | 851 |
| 13 | Melissa | 810 |
| 14 | Emily | 788 |
| 15 | Rachel | 764 |
| 16 | Danielle | 754 |
| 17 | Michelle | 708 |
| 18 | Heather | 701 |
| 19 | Tiffany | 662 |
| 20 | Amber | 623 |
| 21 | Christina | 589 |
| 21 | Katherine | 589 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 550 |
| 24 | Kelly | 548 |
| 25 | Laura | 542 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Erica | 502 |
| 27 | Amy | 497 |
| 28 | Kimberly | 488 |
| 29 | Sara | 474 |
| 30 | Courtney | 459 |
| 31 | Kayla | 439 |
| 32 | Erin | 421 |
| 33 | Lisa | 415 |
| 34 | Mary | 392 |
| 35 | Christine | 384 |
| 36 | Jasmine | 375 |
| 37 | Andrea | 367 |
| 38 | Katie | 361 |
| 39 | Kristen | 357 |
| 40 | Allison | 356 |
| 40 | Angela | 356 |
| 42 | Jacqueline | 351 |
| 42 | Jamie | 351 |
| 44 | Caitlin | 350 |
| 45 | Alyssa | 343 |
| 45 | Kathryn | 343 |
| 47 | Crystal | 332 |
| 48 | Vanessa | 328 |
| 49 | Kristin | 320 |
| 50 | Alexandra | 313 |
| 51 | Lindsey | 312 |
| 52 | Victoria | 307 |
| 53 | Natalie | 294 |
| 54 | Alicia | 292 |
| 55 | Anna | 289 |
| 56 | Whitney | 284 |
| 57 | Kelsey | 283 |
| 58 | Lindsay | 279 |
| 59 | Brittney | 273 |
| 60 | Shannon | 271 |
| 61 | Kathleen | 267 |
| 62 | Maria | 265 |
| 63 | Cassandra | 264 |
| 64 | Chelsea | 261 |
| 65 | Margaret | 245 |
| 66 | Julie | 243 |
| 67 | Hannah | 230 |
| 68 | Kristina | 222 |
| 69 | Catherine | 221 |
| 70 | Dana | 209 |
| 70 | Monica | 209 |
| 72 | Jenna | 207 |
| 73 | Veronica | 206 |
| 74 | Dominique | 202 |
| 75 | Patricia | 194 |
| 76 | Cynthia | 191 |
| 77 | Meghan | 187 |
| 78 | Molly | 183 |
| 79 | Katelyn | 182 |
| 80 | Bianca | 181 |
| 81 | Kendra | 179 |
| 82 | Tara | 174 |
| 83 | Diana | 171 |
| 84 | Kara | 170 |
| 85 | Colleen | 166 |
| 86 | Abigail | 161 |
| 87 | April | 160 |
| 87 | Jaclyn | 160 |
| 89 | Morgan | 157 |
| 90 | Angelica | 155 |
| 91 | Kaitlin | 154 |
| 92 | Mallory | 149 |
| 93 | Erika | 147 |
| 93 | Taylor | 147 |
| 95 | Holly | 146 |
| 95 | Julia | 146 |
| 95 | Krystal | 146 |
| 98 | Alexis | 145 |
| 98 | Jillian | 145 |
| 100 | Natasha | 144 |