Top baby names in Illinois, 1980
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2,958 |
| 2 | Amanda | 1,682 |
| 3 | Melissa | 1,522 |
| 4 | Jessica | 1,350 |
| 4 | Sarah | 1,350 |
| 6 | Nicole | 1,332 |
| 7 | Elizabeth | 1,193 |
| 8 | Michelle | 1,145 |
| 9 | Amy | 991 |
| 10 | Tiffany | 944 |
| 11 | Angela | 898 |
| 12 | Kelly | 879 |
| 13 | Heather | 871 |
| 14 | Kimberly | 847 |
| 15 | Lisa | 832 |
| 16 | Stephanie | 818 |
| 17 | Christina | 765 |
| 18 | Laura | 750 |
| 19 | Erin | 729 |
| 20 | Rebecca | 728 |
| 21 | Mary | 621 |
| 22 | Jamie | 606 |
| 23 | Sara | 595 |
| 24 | Megan | 593 |
| 25 | Rachel | 587 |
| 26 | Julie | 528 |
| 27 | Crystal | 506 |
| 28 | Andrea | 499 |
| 29 | Katherine | 488 |
| 30 | Amber | 480 |
| 31 | Erica | 479 |
| 32 | Kristin | 478 |
| 33 | Danielle | 470 |
| 34 | Maria | 458 |
| 35 | Christine | 429 |
| 36 | Shannon | 428 |
| 37 | Emily | 420 |
| 38 | April | 419 |
| 39 | Lauren | 380 |
| 40 | Kathryn | 359 |
| 41 | Kristen | 349 |
| 42 | Carrie | 343 |
| 43 | Samantha | 325 |
| 44 | Kathleen | 322 |
| 45 | Jill | 317 |
| 46 | Monica | 310 |
| 46 | Patricia | 310 |
| 48 | Dawn | 307 |
| 49 | Katie | 306 |
| 50 | Tracy | 280 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,759 |
| 2 | Jason | 2,358 |
| 3 | Christopher | 2,182 |
| 4 | David | 2,076 |
| 5 | Matthew | 2,040 |
| 6 | James | 1,912 |
| 7 | Robert | 1,717 |
| 8 | Daniel | 1,694 |
| 9 | John | 1,691 |
| 10 | Joseph | 1,683 |
| 11 | Brian | 1,594 |
| 12 | Joshua | 1,564 |
| 13 | Ryan | 1,301 |
| 14 | Nicholas | 1,283 |
| 15 | Eric | 1,277 |
| 16 | Justin | 1,211 |
| 17 | Timothy | 1,184 |
| 18 | William | 1,157 |
| 19 | Anthony | 1,110 |
| 20 | Andrew | 1,063 |
| 21 | Adam | 1,061 |
| 22 | Thomas | 1,006 |
| 23 | Kevin | 966 |
| 24 | Steven | 933 |
| 25 | Jeremy | 907 |
| 26 | Jeffrey | 898 |
| 27 | Mark | 802 |
| 28 | Scott | 793 |
| 29 | Jonathan | 765 |
| 30 | Richard | 721 |
| 31 | Charles | 711 |
| 32 | Brandon | 643 |
| 33 | Aaron | 637 |
| 34 | Paul | 633 |
| 35 | Patrick | 578 |
| 36 | Benjamin | 575 |
| 37 | Jose | 552 |
| 38 | Nathan | 531 |
| 39 | Gregory | 516 |
| 40 | Chad | 485 |
| 41 | Kenneth | 482 |
| 42 | Bradley | 466 |
| 43 | Jacob | 421 |
| 44 | Stephen | 419 |
| 45 | Sean | 398 |
| 46 | Kyle | 379 |
| 47 | Peter | 374 |
| 48 | Edward | 361 |
| 49 | Dustin | 352 |
| 50 | Juan | 345 |