Top baby names in Illinois, 1982
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2,763 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,808 |
| 3 | Nicole | 1,492 |
| 4 | Amanda | 1,489 |
| 5 | Sarah | 1,406 |
| 6 | Elizabeth | 1,211 |
| 7 | Melissa | 1,191 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 1,012 |
| 9 | Michelle | 1,004 |
| 10 | Amy | 965 |
| 11 | Tiffany | 891 |
| 12 | Erin | 778 |
| 13 | Rebecca | 752 |
| 14 | Kimberly | 738 |
| 15 | Laura | 735 |
| 16 | Rachel | 725 |
| 17 | Lisa | 716 |
| 18 | Angela | 679 |
| 19 | Kelly | 675 |
| 20 | Heather | 668 |
| 21 | Crystal | 647 |
| 22 | Lauren | 592 |
| 23 | Megan | 586 |
| 24 | Christina | 585 |
| 25 | Amber | 574 |
| 26 | Jamie | 566 |
| 27 | Katherine | 564 |
| 28 | Danielle | 556 |
| 29 | Sara | 545 |
| 30 | Emily | 544 |
| 31 | Andrea | 542 |
| 32 | Mary | 519 |
| 33 | Kristin | 504 |
| 34 | Ashley | 489 |
| 35 | Erica | 474 |
| 36 | Kristen | 449 |
| 37 | Julie | 442 |
| 38 | Kathryn | 427 |
| 39 | Maria | 398 |
| 40 | Lindsay | 390 |
| 41 | April | 388 |
| 42 | Lindsey | 387 |
| 43 | Samantha | 370 |
| 44 | Shannon | 368 |
| 45 | Jacqueline | 362 |
| 45 | Katie | 362 |
| 47 | Christine | 347 |
| 48 | Natalie | 327 |
| 49 | Courtney | 297 |
| 50 | Carrie | 292 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,546 |
| 2 | Christopher | 2,563 |
| 3 | Matthew | 2,317 |
| 4 | David | 1,960 |
| 5 | Jason | 1,905 |
| 6 | Daniel | 1,769 |
| 7 | James | 1,739 |
| 8 | Robert | 1,696 |
| 9 | John | 1,677 |
| 10 | Joseph | 1,621 |
| 11 | Joshua | 1,541 |
| 12 | Brian | 1,482 |
| 13 | Ryan | 1,326 |
| 14 | Justin | 1,214 |
| 15 | Andrew | 1,194 |
| 16 | Eric | 1,162 |
| 17 | Anthony | 1,129 |
| 18 | Adam | 1,126 |
| 19 | William | 1,101 |
| 20 | Nicholas | 1,089 |
| 21 | Timothy | 977 |
| 22 | Kevin | 963 |
| 23 | Steven | 940 |
| 24 | Jonathan | 937 |
| 25 | Thomas | 879 |
| 26 | Brandon | 862 |
| 27 | Jeffrey | 855 |
| 28 | Mark | 761 |
| 29 | Richard | 751 |
| 30 | Scott | 721 |
| 31 | Aaron | 713 |
| 32 | Patrick | 648 |
| 33 | Jeremy | 643 |
| 34 | Charles | 622 |
| 35 | Paul | 613 |
| 36 | Benjamin | 560 |
| 37 | Jose | 524 |
| 38 | Kyle | 499 |
| 39 | Gregory | 496 |
| 40 | Jacob | 493 |
| 41 | Kenneth | 488 |
| 42 | Nathan | 487 |
| 43 | Bradley | 425 |
| 44 | Stephen | 419 |
| 45 | Sean | 418 |
| 46 | Dustin | 402 |
| 47 | Peter | 367 |
| 48 | Edward | 356 |
| 49 | Keith | 324 |
| 50 | Chad | 321 |