Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1996
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 1,241 |
| 2 | Emily | 1,128 |
| 3 | Ashley | 1,016 |
| 4 | Samantha | 947 |
| 5 | Sarah | 915 |
| 6 | Taylor | 871 |
| 7 | Elizabeth | 823 |
| 8 | Alexis | 812 |
| 9 | Hannah | 760 |
| 10 | Megan | 713 |
| 11 | Rachel | 712 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 652 |
| 13 | Jennifer | 647 |
| 14 | Nicole | 636 |
| 15 | Kayla | 617 |
| 16 | Lauren | 615 |
| 17 | Amanda | 608 |
| 18 | Alyssa | 576 |
| 19 | Brittany | 565 |
| 20 | Brianna | 531 |
| 21 | Rebecca | 528 |
| 22 | Jasmine | 522 |
| 23 | Alexandra | 485 |
| 24 | Abigail | 460 |
| 25 | Anna | 449 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Danielle | 441 |
| 27 | Katherine | 440 |
| 28 | Maria | 436 |
| 29 | Morgan | 434 |
| 30 | Courtney | 417 |
| 31 | Michelle | 415 |
| 32 | Madison | 401 |
| 33 | Victoria | 396 |
| 34 | Allison | 394 |
| 35 | Haley | 388 |
| 36 | Olivia | 376 |
| 37 | Natalie | 369 |
| 38 | Amber | 368 |
| 39 | Melissa | 359 |
| 40 | Madeline | 350 |
| 41 | Sydney | 346 |
| 42 | Kaitlyn | 345 |
| 43 | Emma | 331 |
| 44 | Erin | 321 |
| 45 | Kelsey | 318 |
| 46 | Jacqueline | 317 |
| 46 | Paige | 317 |
| 48 | Mary | 314 |
| 49 | Kelly | 297 |
| 50 | Andrea | 288 |
| 51 | Julia | 286 |
| 52 | Marissa | 277 |
| 53 | Vanessa | 275 |
| 54 | Sara | 270 |
| 55 | Shelby | 268 |
| 56 | Margaret | 264 |
| 57 | Brooke | 262 |
| 58 | Mariah | 251 |
| 59 | Christina | 250 |
| 59 | Shannon | 250 |
| 61 | Grace | 248 |
| 61 | Jordan | 248 |
| 63 | Jenna | 244 |
| 64 | Gabrielle | 231 |
| 65 | Katelyn | 229 |
| 65 | Monica | 229 |
| 67 | Tiffany | 226 |
| 68 | Kathryn | 225 |
| 69 | Kimberly | 224 |
| 70 | Laura | 223 |
| 71 | Destiny | 221 |
| 72 | Sabrina | 218 |
| 73 | Amy | 216 |
| 74 | Caroline | 211 |
| 75 | Alexandria | 210 |
| 76 | Kristen | 209 |
| 77 | Angelica | 207 |
| 78 | Breanna | 206 |
| 79 | Diana | 203 |
| 80 | Molly | 201 |
| 81 | Jocelyn | 194 |
| 81 | Karina | 194 |
| 83 | Briana | 191 |
| 83 | Mackenzie | 191 |
| 85 | Savannah | 188 |
| 86 | Erica | 187 |
| 87 | Cheyenne | 186 |
| 87 | Heather | 186 |
| 89 | Crystal | 183 |
| 90 | Claire | 182 |
| 90 | Miranda | 182 |
| 92 | Sierra | 178 |
| 93 | Cynthia | 177 |
| 94 | Alicia | 175 |
| 95 | Daisy | 173 |
| 96 | Angela | 171 |
| 97 | Caitlin | 170 |
| 98 | Diamond | 169 |
| 99 | Bianca | 165 |
| 100 | Katie | 164 |