Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1997
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 1,180 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,105 |
| 3 | Samantha | 986 |
| 4 | Hannah | 913 |
| 5 | Sarah | 882 |
| 6 | Alexis | 872 |
| 7 | Ashley | 868 |
| 8 | Taylor | 807 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 746 |
| 10 | Megan | 682 |
| 11 | Rachel | 647 |
| 12 | Jennifer | 630 |
| 13 | Lauren | 607 |
| 14 | Alyssa | 599 |
| 15 | Nicole | 588 |
| 16 | Kayla | 545 |
| 17 | Stephanie | 541 |
| 18 | Amanda | 534 |
| 19 | Abigail | 530 |
| 20 | Brianna | 522 |
| 21 | Jasmine | 489 |
| 22 | Madison | 484 |
| 23 | Brittany | 468 |
| 24 | Olivia | 467 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 438 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Alexandra | 418 |
| 27 | Emma | 409 |
| 28 | Victoria | 403 |
| 29 | Morgan | 396 |
| 30 | Danielle | 395 |
| 31 | Anna | 391 |
| 32 | Katherine | 390 |
| 33 | Maria | 389 |
| 34 | Haley | 375 |
| 35 | Allison | 364 |
| 36 | Madeline | 362 |
| 37 | Melissa | 355 |
| 38 | Amber | 353 |
| 38 | Julia | 353 |
| 40 | Courtney | 352 |
| 41 | Michelle | 346 |
| 42 | Sydney | 344 |
| 43 | Natalie | 331 |
| 44 | Mary | 320 |
| 45 | Vanessa | 318 |
| 46 | Jordan | 315 |
| 47 | Grace | 301 |
| 48 | Kaitlyn | 292 |
| 49 | Andrea | 290 |
| 50 | Erin | 287 |
| 51 | Destiny | 285 |
| 52 | Paige | 280 |
| 53 | Jacqueline | 267 |
| 54 | Sara | 264 |
| 55 | Gabrielle | 261 |
| 56 | Kelly | 243 |
| 57 | Kelsey | 239 |
| 58 | Brooke | 237 |
| 59 | Marissa | 233 |
| 60 | Jocelyn | 231 |
| 60 | Shelby | 231 |
| 62 | Claire | 224 |
| 63 | Kathryn | 222 |
| 63 | Molly | 222 |
| 65 | Mariah | 221 |
| 66 | Jenna | 219 |
| 66 | Margaret | 219 |
| 68 | Kimberly | 215 |
| 69 | Monica | 214 |
| 70 | Diana | 213 |
| 71 | Sabrina | 209 |
| 72 | Briana | 205 |
| 72 | Katelyn | 205 |
| 74 | Alexandria | 199 |
| 75 | Caroline | 197 |
| 76 | Cassandra | 193 |
| 76 | Mackenzie | 193 |
| 78 | Breanna | 192 |
| 79 | Christina | 190 |
| 79 | Shannon | 190 |
| 81 | Angelica | 189 |
| 81 | Sierra | 189 |
| 83 | Crystal | 185 |
| 84 | Laura | 184 |
| 85 | Bailey | 182 |
| 86 | Angela | 181 |
| 86 | Caitlin | 181 |
| 88 | Erica | 179 |
| 89 | Miranda | 177 |
| 90 | Alicia | 175 |
| 91 | Tiffany | 174 |
| 92 | Amy | 168 |
| 92 | Jamie | 168 |
| 94 | Cynthia | 167 |
| 95 | Cheyenne | 165 |
| 96 | Catherine | 164 |
| 97 | Diamond | 163 |
| 98 | Karina | 162 |
| 99 | Gabriela | 160 |
| 99 | Savannah | 160 |