Top baby names in Illinois, 1976
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,228 |
| 2 | Amy | 1,681 |
| 3 | Michelle | 1,201 |
| 4 | Melissa | 1,155 |
| 5 | Heather | 1,140 |
| 6 | Angela | 1,082 |
| 7 | Kimberly | 1,049 |
| 8 | Lisa | 978 |
| 9 | Nicole | 966 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 843 |
| 11 | Sarah | 778 |
| 12 | Rebecca | 764 |
| 13 | Amanda | 758 |
| 14 | Jessica | 725 |
| 15 | Jamie | 704 |
| 16 | Laura | 699 |
| 17 | Julie | 696 |
| 18 | Kelly | 664 |
| 19 | Christina | 657 |
| 20 | Stephanie | 645 |
| 21 | Shannon | 582 |
| 22 | Mary | 503 |
| 23 | Carrie | 495 |
| 24 | Christine | 493 |
| 25 | Tiffany | 492 |
| 26 | Maria | 487 |
| 27 | Erin | 482 |
| 28 | Tracy | 466 |
| 29 | Dawn | 448 |
| 30 | Sara | 444 |
| 31 | Jaime | 429 |
| 32 | Rachel | 417 |
| 33 | Karen | 391 |
| 34 | Andrea | 383 |
| 35 | Susan | 363 |
| 36 | Jill | 348 |
| 37 | Megan | 341 |
| 38 | Danielle | 339 |
| 39 | Patricia | 336 |
| 40 | Cynthia | 326 |
| 41 | Katherine | 314 |
| 42 | Stacy | 311 |
| 43 | April | 301 |
| 44 | Tina | 299 |
| 45 | Sandra | 298 |
| 46 | Lori | 272 |
| 47 | Stacey | 266 |
| 48 | Erica | 265 |
| 49 | Brandy | 263 |
| 50 | Crystal | 261 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,678 |
| 2 | Jason | 2,716 |
| 3 | Christopher | 2,008 |
| 4 | David | 1,965 |
| 5 | Brian | 1,915 |
| 6 | James | 1,870 |
| 7 | John | 1,831 |
| 8 | Robert | 1,785 |
| 9 | Matthew | 1,733 |
| 10 | Daniel | 1,393 |
| 11 | Joseph | 1,345 |
| 12 | Eric | 1,267 |
| 13 | William | 1,139 |
| 14 | Anthony | 1,101 |
| 15 | Ryan | 1,040 |
| 16 | Timothy | 1,000 |
| 17 | Jeremy | 958 |
| 18 | Kevin | 956 |
| 19 | Jeffrey | 944 |
| 20 | Steven | 942 |
| 21 | Thomas | 934 |
| 22 | Scott | 927 |
| 23 | Mark | 889 |
| 24 | Joshua | 839 |
| 25 | Richard | 795 |
| 26 | Andrew | 765 |
| 27 | Aaron | 654 |
| 28 | Chad | 652 |
| 29 | Paul | 639 |
| 30 | Charles | 637 |
| 31 | Adam | 593 |
| 32 | Gregory | 524 |
| 33 | Shawn | 473 |
| 34 | Patrick | 471 |
| 35 | Benjamin | 469 |
| 36 | Jose | 448 |
| 37 | Kenneth | 447 |
| 38 | Edward | 446 |
| 39 | Todd | 433 |
| 40 | Jonathan | 431 |
| 41 | Nathan | 428 |
| 42 | Sean | 414 |
| 43 | Bradley | 400 |
| 44 | Stephen | 396 |
| 45 | Justin | 394 |
| 46 | Keith | 391 |
| 47 | Peter | 356 |
| 48 | Ronald | 338 |
| 49 | Bryan | 334 |
| 49 | Donald | 334 |