Top baby names in Illinois, 1972
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,701 |
| 2 | Michelle | 1,736 |
| 3 | Lisa | 1,546 |
| 4 | Amy | 1,507 |
| 5 | Kimberly | 1,455 |
| 6 | Angela | 1,202 |
| 7 | Julie | 993 |
| 8 | Melissa | 984 |
| 9 | Nicole | 956 |
| 10 | Laura | 832 |
| 11 | Christine | 779 |
| 12 | Dawn | 749 |
| 13 | Heather | 739 |
| 14 | Stephanie | 710 |
| 15 | Tracy | 709 |
| 16 | Mary | 692 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 661 |
| 18 | Rebecca | 655 |
| 19 | Susan | 620 |
| 20 | Tammy | 618 |
| 21 | Kelly | 615 |
| 21 | Tina | 615 |
| 23 | Karen | 608 |
| 24 | Christina | 527 |
| 25 | Cynthia | 525 |
| 26 | Patricia | 502 |
| 27 | Maria | 492 |
| 28 | Lori | 465 |
| 29 | Sandra | 457 |
| 30 | Shannon | 442 |
| 31 | Andrea | 437 |
| 31 | Denise | 437 |
| 33 | Michele | 413 |
| 34 | Kathleen | 379 |
| 35 | Wendy | 374 |
| 36 | Stacy | 369 |
| 37 | Carrie | 362 |
| 38 | Tara | 351 |
| 39 | Sarah | 344 |
| 40 | Deborah | 337 |
| 41 | Pamela | 335 |
| 42 | Stacey | 327 |
| 43 | Jill | 319 |
| 44 | Tonya | 310 |
| 45 | Gina | 309 |
| 46 | Sharon | 305 |
| 47 | Teresa | 302 |
| 48 | Theresa | 291 |
| 49 | Monica | 286 |
| 50 | Katherine | 283 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 4,051 |
| 2 | Christopher | 2,442 |
| 2 | David | 2,442 |
| 4 | James | 2,403 |
| 5 | Brian | 2,248 |
| 6 | John | 2,235 |
| 7 | Robert | 2,143 |
| 8 | Jason | 1,935 |
| 9 | Daniel | 1,452 |
| 10 | William | 1,430 |
| 11 | Matthew | 1,354 |
| 12 | Eric | 1,327 |
| 13 | Scott | 1,314 |
| 14 | Mark | 1,310 |
| 15 | Joseph | 1,240 |
| 16 | Kevin | 1,200 |
| 17 | Jeffrey | 1,198 |
| 18 | Steven | 1,163 |
| 19 | Thomas | 1,159 |
| 20 | Richard | 1,150 |
| 21 | Timothy | 1,121 |
| 22 | Anthony | 1,103 |
| 23 | Charles | 777 |
| 24 | Paul | 769 |
| 25 | Chad | 710 |
| 26 | Gregory | 689 |
| 27 | Kenneth | 673 |
| 28 | Andrew | 589 |
| 29 | Todd | 575 |
| 30 | Shawn | 568 |
| 31 | Keith | 543 |
| 32 | Edward | 531 |
| 33 | Patrick | 520 |
| 34 | Ronald | 518 |
| 35 | Donald | 512 |
| 36 | Sean | 485 |
| 37 | Stephen | 437 |
| 38 | Craig | 418 |
| 39 | Peter | 406 |
| 40 | Aaron | 398 |
| 41 | Douglas | 396 |
| 42 | Ryan | 395 |
| 43 | George | 390 |
| 44 | Bradley | 377 |
| 45 | Jose | 372 |
| 46 | Jonathan | 370 |
| 47 | Bryan | 357 |
| 48 | Jeremy | 337 |
| 49 | Gary | 331 |
| 50 | Adam | 330 |