Top baby names in Illinois, 1981
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2,843 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,651 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,574 |
| 4 | Sarah | 1,540 |
| 5 | Melissa | 1,355 |
| 6 | Nicole | 1,311 |
| 7 | Elizabeth | 1,202 |
| 8 | Michelle | 1,024 |
| 9 | Amy | 994 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 959 |
| 11 | Tiffany | 912 |
| 12 | Rebecca | 874 |
| 13 | Angela | 784 |
| 14 | Kimberly | 766 |
| 14 | Lisa | 766 |
| 16 | Erin | 753 |
| 17 | Heather | 748 |
| 18 | Laura | 727 |
| 19 | Kelly | 697 |
| 20 | Christina | 629 |
| 21 | Rachel | 601 |
| 22 | Mary | 598 |
| 23 | Sara | 595 |
| 24 | Kristin | 587 |
| 25 | Jamie | 571 |
| 26 | Crystal | 567 |
| 27 | Amber | 563 |
| 28 | Megan | 561 |
| 29 | Andrea | 559 |
| 30 | Katherine | 506 |
| 31 | Julie | 503 |
| 32 | Emily | 484 |
| 33 | Erica | 474 |
| 34 | Danielle | 469 |
| 35 | Maria | 437 |
| 36 | Kristen | 415 |
| 37 | Lauren | 402 |
| 38 | Christine | 399 |
| 38 | Shannon | 399 |
| 40 | April | 383 |
| 40 | Kathryn | 383 |
| 42 | Latoya | 335 |
| 43 | Samantha | 333 |
| 44 | Kathleen | 332 |
| 45 | Katie | 331 |
| 46 | Natalie | 314 |
| 47 | Jacqueline | 294 |
| 48 | Brooke | 288 |
| 49 | Courtney | 287 |
| 50 | Patricia | 286 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,524 |
| 2 | Matthew | 2,294 |
| 3 | Christopher | 2,201 |
| 4 | David | 2,024 |
| 5 | Jason | 2,022 |
| 6 | James | 1,730 |
| 7 | Robert | 1,729 |
| 8 | Daniel | 1,699 |
| 9 | John | 1,663 |
| 10 | Joseph | 1,642 |
| 11 | Joshua | 1,624 |
| 12 | Brian | 1,536 |
| 13 | Ryan | 1,327 |
| 14 | Nicholas | 1,248 |
| 15 | Eric | 1,168 |
| 16 | Anthony | 1,154 |
| 17 | William | 1,147 |
| 18 | Justin | 1,128 |
| 19 | Andrew | 1,096 |
| 20 | Adam | 1,091 |
| 21 | Timothy | 1,068 |
| 22 | Kevin | 1,046 |
| 23 | Brandon | 940 |
| 23 | Jonathan | 940 |
| 25 | Steven | 900 |
| 26 | Thomas | 899 |
| 27 | Jeffrey | 889 |
| 28 | Mark | 820 |
| 29 | Jeremy | 813 |
| 30 | Richard | 776 |
| 31 | Aaron | 764 |
| 32 | Scott | 737 |
| 33 | Charles | 670 |
| 34 | Patrick | 632 |
| 35 | Paul | 597 |
| 36 | Benjamin | 580 |
| 37 | Nathan | 530 |
| 38 | Jose | 489 |
| 39 | Kenneth | 488 |
| 40 | Gregory | 463 |
| 41 | Jacob | 457 |
| 42 | Bradley | 446 |
| 43 | Sean | 426 |
| 44 | Stephen | 409 |
| 45 | Edward | 407 |
| 46 | Chad | 381 |
| 47 | Dustin | 377 |
| 47 | Kyle | 377 |
| 49 | Peter | 373 |
| 50 | Jesse | 342 |