Top baby names in Illinois, 1971
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,302 |
| 2 | Michelle | 1,974 |
| 3 | Lisa | 1,836 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 1,793 |
| 5 | Amy | 1,468 |
| 6 | Angela | 1,395 |
| 7 | Julie | 1,046 |
| 8 | Melissa | 988 |
| 9 | Laura | 970 |
| 10 | Dawn | 960 |
| 11 | Mary | 883 |
| 12 | Tracy | 870 |
| 13 | Christine | 857 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 820 |
| 15 | Tammy | 773 |
| 16 | Susan | 768 |
| 17 | Kelly | 747 |
| 18 | Karen | 723 |
| 19 | Tina | 692 |
| 20 | Heather | 670 |
| 21 | Stephanie | 647 |
| 22 | Cynthia | 639 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 638 |
| 24 | Nicole | 607 |
| 25 | Patricia | 585 |
| 26 | Lori | 553 |
| 27 | Christina | 533 |
| 28 | Maria | 502 |
| 29 | Denise | 497 |
| 30 | Sandra | 487 |
| 31 | Kathleen | 473 |
| 32 | Pamela | 457 |
| 33 | Wendy | 449 |
| 34 | Deborah | 444 |
| 34 | Shannon | 444 |
| 36 | Andrea | 436 |
| 37 | Stacy | 434 |
| 38 | Carrie | 430 |
| 39 | Michele | 429 |
| 40 | Sharon | 423 |
| 41 | Linda | 410 |
| 42 | Donna | 387 |
| 43 | Stacey | 381 |
| 44 | Cheryl | 380 |
| 45 | Gina | 372 |
| 46 | Jill | 369 |
| 47 | Barbara | 362 |
| 48 | Nancy | 359 |
| 48 | Teresa | 359 |
| 50 | Sarah | 338 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 4,373 |
| 2 | James | 2,919 |
| 3 | David | 2,841 |
| 4 | John | 2,767 |
| 5 | Robert | 2,693 |
| 6 | Christopher | 2,298 |
| 7 | Brian | 2,072 |
| 8 | Scott | 1,810 |
| 9 | William | 1,760 |
| 10 | Jason | 1,564 |
| 11 | Mark | 1,508 |
| 12 | Jeffrey | 1,502 |
| 13 | Joseph | 1,462 |
| 14 | Eric | 1,410 |
| 15 | Thomas | 1,400 |
| 16 | Steven | 1,389 |
| 17 | Daniel | 1,381 |
| 18 | Richard | 1,374 |
| 19 | Matthew | 1,291 |
| 20 | Kevin | 1,232 |
| 21 | Timothy | 1,209 |
| 22 | Anthony | 1,182 |
| 23 | Charles | 970 |
| 24 | Paul | 925 |
| 25 | Kenneth | 839 |
| 26 | Todd | 740 |
| 27 | Gregory | 718 |
| 28 | Ronald | 675 |
| 29 | Andrew | 652 |
| 30 | Patrick | 650 |
| 31 | Chad | 640 |
| 32 | Edward | 633 |
| 33 | Donald | 620 |
| 34 | Keith | 596 |
| 34 | Shawn | 596 |
| 36 | Sean | 587 |
| 37 | Stephen | 504 |
| 38 | Douglas | 502 |
| 39 | Craig | 461 |
| 40 | Aaron | 445 |
| 41 | Peter | 444 |
| 42 | Bradley | 412 |
| 43 | George | 410 |
| 44 | Dennis | 399 |
| 45 | Gary | 377 |
| 45 | Jose | 377 |
| 47 | Larry | 370 |
| 48 | Jeffery | 355 |
| 49 | Frank | 350 |
| 50 | Jonathan | 346 |