Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1998
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 1,179 |
| 2 | Samantha | 1,013 |
| 3 | Jessica | 967 |
| 4 | Alexis | 930 |
| 5 | Ashley | 852 |
| 6 | Hannah | 850 |
| 7 | Sarah | 803 |
| 8 | Taylor | 752 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 700 |
| 10 | Alyssa | 641 |
| 11 | Lauren | 638 |
| 12 | Megan | 621 |
| 13 | Jennifer | 592 |
| 14 | Kayla | 589 |
| 15 | Abigail | 580 |
| 16 | Madison | 579 |
| 17 | Nicole | 542 |
| 18 | Rachel | 539 |
| 19 | Emma | 526 |
| 20 | Brianna | 494 |
| 20 | Stephanie | 494 |
| 22 | Amanda | 472 |
| 22 | Olivia | 472 |
| 24 | Jasmine | 471 |
| 25 | Allison | 452 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Alexandra | 445 |
| 27 | Katherine | 437 |
| 28 | Morgan | 425 |
| 29 | Brittany | 410 |
| 30 | Julia | 401 |
| 31 | Victoria | 399 |
| 32 | Grace | 391 |
| 32 | Rebecca | 391 |
| 34 | Anna | 383 |
| 35 | Sydney | 375 |
| 36 | Natalie | 374 |
| 37 | Madeline | 350 |
| 38 | Danielle | 343 |
| 39 | Destiny | 341 |
| 40 | Haley | 336 |
| 41 | Vanessa | 332 |
| 42 | Maria | 331 |
| 43 | Michelle | 326 |
| 44 | Amber | 317 |
| 45 | Kaitlyn | 313 |
| 46 | Paige | 302 |
| 47 | Mary | 293 |
| 48 | Erin | 290 |
| 49 | Melissa | 281 |
| 50 | Gabrielle | 274 |
| 51 | Andrea | 270 |
| 52 | Sara | 261 |
| 53 | Courtney | 260 |
| 54 | Jenna | 259 |
| 55 | Jordan | 252 |
| 56 | Mariah | 250 |
| 57 | Claire | 237 |
| 58 | Kelsey | 236 |
| 59 | Diana | 229 |
| 60 | Mackenzie | 227 |
| 61 | Jacqueline | 224 |
| 62 | Jocelyn | 220 |
| 63 | Margaret | 218 |
| 64 | Brooke | 216 |
| 65 | Marissa | 215 |
| 66 | Isabella | 211 |
| 67 | Kelly | 209 |
| 68 | Kathryn | 200 |
| 69 | Alexandria | 196 |
| 69 | Caroline | 196 |
| 71 | Sierra | 192 |
| 72 | Isabel | 190 |
| 72 | Katelyn | 190 |
| 72 | Sophia | 190 |
| 75 | Sabrina | 186 |
| 76 | Christina | 185 |
| 77 | Shelby | 181 |
| 78 | Briana | 179 |
| 79 | Amy | 177 |
| 79 | Bailey | 177 |
| 81 | Daisy | 176 |
| 82 | Kimberly | 175 |
| 83 | Angela | 174 |
| 84 | Alexa | 173 |
| 84 | Cynthia | 173 |
| 86 | Crystal | 170 |
| 86 | Esmeralda | 170 |
| 88 | Molly | 167 |
| 89 | Chloe | 165 |
| 89 | Diamond | 165 |
| 91 | Caitlin | 164 |
| 91 | Cassandra | 164 |
| 93 | Miranda | 163 |
| 93 | Savannah | 163 |
| 93 | Shannon | 163 |
| 96 | Breanna | 161 |
| 97 | Leslie | 159 |
| 98 | Monica | 158 |
| 98 | Veronica | 158 |
| 100 | Erica | 157 |
| 100 | Hailey | 157 |
| 100 | Jada | 157 |
| 100 | Laura | 157 |