Top baby names in Illinois, 1974
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,571 |
| 2 | Amy | 1,693 |
| 3 | Michelle | 1,530 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 1,287 |
| 5 | Heather | 1,128 |
| 6 | Angela | 1,116 |
| 7 | Lisa | 1,073 |
| 8 | Melissa | 992 |
| 9 | Nicole | 842 |
| 10 | Rebecca | 789 |
| 11 | Julie | 787 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 675 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 665 |
| 14 | Mary | 629 |
| 15 | Laura | 627 |
| 16 | Christine | 622 |
| 17 | Dawn | 611 |
| 18 | Sarah | 585 |
| 19 | Kelly | 581 |
| 20 | Tracy | 555 |
| 21 | Maria | 534 |
| 22 | Christina | 511 |
| 23 | Susan | 453 |
| 24 | Jessica | 450 |
| 25 | Karen | 447 |
| 26 | Carrie | 444 |
| 27 | Tina | 443 |
| 28 | Shannon | 438 |
| 29 | Patricia | 429 |
| 30 | Cynthia | 406 |
| 31 | Rachel | 385 |
| 32 | Sandra | 378 |
| 33 | Tammy | 376 |
| 34 | Tiffany | 371 |
| 35 | Andrea | 369 |
| 36 | Amanda | 361 |
| 37 | Lori | 350 |
| 38 | Jill | 347 |
| 39 | Denise | 340 |
| 40 | Stacy | 324 |
| 41 | Erin | 323 |
| 42 | Kristen | 321 |
| 43 | Kathleen | 300 |
| 44 | Michele | 297 |
| 44 | Sara | 297 |
| 46 | Tanya | 293 |
| 47 | Stacey | 290 |
| 48 | Tonya | 287 |
| 49 | April | 282 |
| 50 | Tara | 276 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,602 |
| 2 | Jason | 2,635 |
| 3 | Christopher | 2,405 |
| 4 | David | 2,184 |
| 5 | James | 2,173 |
| 6 | Brian | 2,048 |
| 7 | John | 1,926 |
| 8 | Robert | 1,846 |
| 9 | Matthew | 1,553 |
| 10 | Daniel | 1,407 |
| 11 | William | 1,313 |
| 12 | Joseph | 1,192 |
| 13 | Mark | 1,187 |
| 14 | Eric | 1,162 |
| 15 | Jeffrey | 1,076 |
| 16 | Scott | 1,032 |
| 17 | Steven | 1,001 |
| 18 | Thomas | 986 |
| 19 | Kevin | 984 |
| 20 | Timothy | 982 |
| 21 | Anthony | 957 |
| 22 | Richard | 916 |
| 23 | Ryan | 715 |
| 24 | Andrew | 705 |
| 25 | Chad | 682 |
| 26 | Charles | 679 |
| 27 | Paul | 650 |
| 28 | Jeremy | 643 |
| 29 | Joshua | 600 |
| 30 | Aaron | 571 |
| 31 | Shawn | 553 |
| 32 | Gregory | 527 |
| 33 | Kenneth | 523 |
| 34 | Edward | 494 |
| 35 | Jose | 472 |
| 36 | Sean | 453 |
| 37 | Adam | 447 |
| 38 | Patrick | 443 |
| 38 | Todd | 443 |
| 40 | Jonathan | 430 |
| 41 | Stephen | 421 |
| 42 | Keith | 414 |
| 43 | Donald | 404 |
| 44 | Ronald | 388 |
| 45 | Peter | 364 |
| 46 | Bradley | 345 |
| 47 | George | 344 |
| 48 | Douglas | 336 |
| 49 | Bryan | 323 |
| 50 | Craig | 314 |