Most popular boys’ names in Illinois, 2012
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 764 |
| 2 | Noah | 749 |
| 3 | Alexander | 747 |
| 4 | Michael | 710 |
| 5 | Ethan | 679 |
| 6 | Mason | 661 |
| 7 | Liam | 660 |
| 8 | Anthony | 658 |
| 9 | Jayden | 657 |
| 10 | Daniel | 654 |
| 11 | William | 643 |
| 12 | Aiden | 596 |
| 13 | Benjamin | 569 |
| 14 | Nathan | 514 |
| 15 | Logan | 500 |
| 16 | Matthew | 492 |
| 17 | James | 484 |
| 18 | David | 480 |
| 19 | Lucas | 478 |
| 20 | Jackson | 477 |
| 21 | Joshua | 468 |
| 22 | Elijah | 466 |
| 22 | Joseph | 466 |
| 24 | Andrew | 463 |
| 25 | Ryan | 462 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | John | 458 |
| 27 | Christopher | 456 |
| 28 | Owen | 451 |
| 29 | Jack | 417 |
| 30 | Jonathan | 405 |
| 31 | Julian | 404 |
| 31 | Samuel | 404 |
| 33 | Dylan | 402 |
| 34 | Henry | 401 |
| 35 | Evan | 389 |
| 36 | Gabriel | 383 |
| 37 | Nicholas | 378 |
| 38 | Isaac | 374 |
| 39 | Carter | 370 |
| 40 | Caleb | 357 |
| 41 | Gavin | 355 |
| 42 | Charles | 352 |
| 43 | Adrian | 331 |
| 44 | Christian | 328 |
| 45 | Angel | 324 |
| 46 | Sebastian | 314 |
| 47 | Hunter | 303 |
| 47 | Landon | 303 |
| 49 | Thomas | 302 |
| 50 | Connor | 300 |
| 50 | Jeremiah | 300 |
| 52 | Tyler | 298 |
| 53 | Luke | 295 |
| 54 | Aaron | 294 |
| 54 | Oliver | 294 |
| 56 | Brandon | 286 |
| 57 | Kevin | 284 |
| 58 | Isaiah | 282 |
| 59 | Dominic | 278 |
| 60 | Jordan | 272 |
| 61 | Wyatt | 271 |
| 62 | Adam | 264 |
| 63 | Brayden | 262 |
| 64 | Zachary | 253 |
| 65 | Cameron | 251 |
| 66 | Blake | 245 |
| 66 | Robert | 245 |
| 68 | Eli | 240 |
| 69 | Levi | 239 |
| 70 | Nolan | 233 |
| 71 | Ayden | 230 |
| 72 | Parker | 224 |
| 73 | Jaxon | 215 |
| 74 | Colton | 214 |
| 75 | Jose | 213 |
| 76 | Chase | 212 |
| 77 | Xavier | 211 |
| 78 | Ian | 210 |
| 79 | Josiah | 204 |
| 80 | Austin | 203 |
| 81 | Bentley | 200 |
| 82 | Vincent | 199 |
| 83 | Damian | 196 |
| 84 | Cooper | 192 |
| 85 | Giovanni | 189 |
| 86 | Nathaniel | 182 |
| 87 | Jason | 181 |
| 88 | Justin | 176 |
| 88 | Mateo | 176 |
| 90 | Alex | 173 |
| 91 | Max | 172 |
| 92 | Colin | 170 |
| 93 | Luis | 169 |
| 94 | Declan | 165 |
| 94 | Leo | 165 |
| 96 | Cole | 162 |
| 96 | Leonardo | 162 |
| 96 | Patrick | 162 |
| 99 | Grayson | 160 |
| 100 | Jesus | 159 |