Top baby names in Illinois, 1973
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,502 |
| 2 | Michelle | 1,629 |
| 3 | Amy | 1,441 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 1,367 |
| 5 | Lisa | 1,219 |
| 6 | Angela | 1,044 |
| 7 | Melissa | 936 |
| 8 | Heather | 929 |
| 9 | Julie | 885 |
| 10 | Nicole | 807 |
| 11 | Rebecca | 736 |
| 12 | Laura | 697 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 691 |
| 14 | Stephanie | 685 |
| 15 | Christine | 645 |
| 16 | Mary | 637 |
| 17 | Dawn | 632 |
| 18 | Kelly | 597 |
| 19 | Christina | 577 |
| 20 | Tracy | 562 |
| 21 | Susan | 544 |
| 22 | Patricia | 514 |
| 23 | Maria | 510 |
| 24 | Karen | 504 |
| 25 | Cynthia | 476 |
| 26 | Tina | 457 |
| 27 | Tammy | 442 |
| 28 | Sarah | 415 |
| 29 | Denise | 389 |
| 30 | Lori | 379 |
| 31 | Carrie | 378 |
| 32 | Andrea | 375 |
| 33 | Shannon | 353 |
| 34 | Sandra | 350 |
| 35 | Stacey | 348 |
| 36 | Tara | 335 |
| 37 | Stacy | 331 |
| 38 | Kathleen | 309 |
| 39 | Jill | 305 |
| 39 | Tanya | 305 |
| 41 | Tonya | 298 |
| 42 | Jessica | 295 |
| 43 | Rachel | 290 |
| 44 | Monica | 289 |
| 45 | Michele | 280 |
| 46 | Wendy | 279 |
| 47 | Tiffany | 272 |
| 48 | April | 269 |
| 49 | Katherine | 268 |
| 50 | Theresa | 266 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,849 |
| 2 | Christopher | 2,247 |
| 2 | James | 2,247 |
| 4 | Jason | 2,238 |
| 5 | Brian | 2,162 |
| 6 | David | 2,081 |
| 7 | John | 2,025 |
| 8 | Robert | 2,024 |
| 9 | Daniel | 1,476 |
| 10 | Matthew | 1,393 |
| 11 | William | 1,334 |
| 12 | Eric | 1,209 |
| 13 | Joseph | 1,169 |
| 14 | Mark | 1,167 |
| 15 | Jeffrey | 1,112 |
| 16 | Scott | 1,053 |
| 17 | Steven | 1,019 |
| 18 | Thomas | 1,013 |
| 19 | Anthony | 1,008 |
| 19 | Timothy | 1,008 |
| 21 | Kevin | 1,003 |
| 22 | Richard | 989 |
| 23 | Chad | 736 |
| 24 | Charles | 719 |
| 25 | Andrew | 663 |
| 26 | Paul | 657 |
| 27 | Kenneth | 625 |
| 28 | Gregory | 590 |
| 29 | Shawn | 520 |
| 30 | Sean | 509 |
| 31 | Aaron | 502 |
| 32 | Patrick | 495 |
| 33 | Todd | 493 |
| 34 | Ryan | 483 |
| 35 | Ronald | 462 |
| 36 | Edward | 452 |
| 37 | Donald | 445 |
| 38 | Keith | 436 |
| 39 | Stephen | 415 |
| 40 | Jeremy | 413 |
| 41 | Jonathan | 408 |
| 42 | Peter | 406 |
| 43 | Adam | 400 |
| 44 | Douglas | 387 |
| 45 | Joshua | 374 |
| 46 | Jose | 373 |
| 47 | Craig | 342 |
| 48 | Bradley | 339 |
| 49 | Bryan | 336 |
| 50 | George | 316 |