Most popular boys’ names in Illinois, 2008
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander | 990 |
| 2 | Daniel | 956 |
| 3 | Michael | 944 |
| 4 | Jacob | 887 |
| 5 | Anthony | 874 |
| 6 | Ethan | 774 |
| 7 | Joshua | 735 |
| 8 | Joseph | 711 |
| 9 | William | 707 |
| 10 | Matthew | 704 |
| 11 | David | 689 |
| 12 | Nathan | 680 |
| 13 | Andrew | 677 |
| 14 | Ryan | 665 |
| 15 | Jayden | 655 |
| 16 | Christopher | 645 |
| 17 | Aiden | 607 |
| 18 | James | 597 |
| 19 | Benjamin | 592 |
| 20 | Nicholas | 587 |
| 21 | Logan | 576 |
| 22 | Noah | 559 |
| 23 | John | 542 |
| 24 | Jack | 537 |
| 25 | Jonathan | 531 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Tyler | 519 |
| 27 | Angel | 507 |
| 28 | Christian | 492 |
| 29 | Brandon | 466 |
| 30 | Evan | 458 |
| 31 | Gavin | 456 |
| 32 | Jackson | 455 |
| 33 | Dylan | 445 |
| 34 | Samuel | 443 |
| 35 | Gabriel | 440 |
| 36 | Elijah | 436 |
| 37 | Kevin | 420 |
| 38 | Lucas | 417 |
| 39 | Mason | 400 |
| 40 | Diego | 397 |
| 41 | Julian | 396 |
| 42 | Aidan | 388 |
| 43 | Jose | 383 |
| 44 | Zachary | 376 |
| 45 | Charles | 375 |
| 46 | Thomas | 373 |
| 47 | Adrian | 370 |
| 48 | Caleb | 369 |
| 49 | Isaac | 363 |
| 50 | Justin | 358 |
| 51 | Aaron | 356 |
| 52 | Luke | 350 |
| 53 | Owen | 349 |
| 54 | Robert | 343 |
| 55 | Connor | 338 |
| 56 | Isaiah | 329 |
| 57 | Juan | 313 |
| 58 | Adam | 312 |
| 59 | Cameron | 304 |
| 60 | Carter | 299 |
| 61 | Austin | 286 |
| 62 | Chase | 282 |
| 63 | Landon | 281 |
| 64 | Liam | 280 |
| 65 | Xavier | 278 |
| 66 | Brayden | 270 |
| 66 | Hunter | 270 |
| 68 | Henry | 267 |
| 68 | Sebastian | 267 |
| 70 | Eric | 266 |
| 71 | Jordan | 264 |
| 71 | Luis | 264 |
| 73 | Jason | 262 |
| 74 | Jesus | 261 |
| 75 | Brian | 257 |
| 76 | Nathaniel | 253 |
| 77 | Jeremiah | 251 |
| 78 | Alex | 249 |
| 78 | Brody | 249 |
| 80 | Colin | 248 |
| 81 | Antonio | 238 |
| 82 | Carlos | 229 |
| 83 | Sean | 225 |
| 84 | Cole | 224 |
| 85 | Wyatt | 218 |
| 86 | Ian | 216 |
| 87 | Miguel | 213 |
| 88 | Giovanni | 201 |
| 88 | Kyle | 201 |
| 90 | Alejandro | 200 |
| 91 | Blake | 198 |
| 91 | Brady | 198 |
| 93 | Devin | 194 |
| 93 | Dominic | 194 |
| 95 | Nolan | 191 |
| 96 | Oscar | 190 |
| 97 | Patrick | 185 |
| 97 | Tristan | 185 |
| 99 | Hayden | 183 |
| 100 | Bryan | 181 |