Top baby names in Illinois, 1983
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2,546 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,820 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,458 |
| 4 | Nicole | 1,382 |
| 5 | Sarah | 1,320 |
| 6 | Ashley | 1,265 |
| 7 | Elizabeth | 1,145 |
| 8 | Melissa | 1,118 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 1,046 |
| 10 | Michelle | 910 |
| 11 | Amy | 873 |
| 12 | Megan | 817 |
| 13 | Tiffany | 816 |
| 14 | Heather | 806 |
| 15 | Erin | 771 |
| 16 | Rebecca | 714 |
| 17 | Rachel | 702 |
| 18 | Laura | 699 |
| 19 | Kimberly | 692 |
| 20 | Lauren | 684 |
| 21 | Christina | 677 |
| 22 | Crystal | 654 |
| 23 | Kelly | 644 |
| 24 | Lisa | 622 |
| 25 | Emily | 617 |
| 26 | Katherine | 610 |
| 27 | Angela | 607 |
| 28 | Amber | 584 |
| 29 | Jamie | 561 |
| 30 | Erica | 555 |
| 31 | Mary | 523 |
| 32 | Andrea | 507 |
| 33 | Danielle | 483 |
| 34 | Sara | 481 |
| 35 | Samantha | 455 |
| 36 | Lindsay | 449 |
| 37 | Kathryn | 408 |
| 38 | Kristin | 405 |
| 39 | Lindsey | 400 |
| 40 | Kristen | 396 |
| 41 | Shannon | 374 |
| 42 | Maria | 370 |
| 43 | Christine | 361 |
| 44 | Julie | 359 |
| 45 | Jacqueline | 337 |
| 46 | Katie | 333 |
| 47 | Courtney | 322 |
| 48 | Vanessa | 316 |
| 49 | April | 300 |
| 50 | Kathleen | 298 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,583 |
| 2 | Matthew | 2,477 |
| 3 | Christopher | 2,459 |
| 4 | David | 1,935 |
| 5 | Daniel | 1,813 |
| 6 | James | 1,666 |
| 7 | Joseph | 1,636 |
| 8 | Jason | 1,606 |
| 9 | Robert | 1,604 |
| 10 | John | 1,529 |
| 11 | Ryan | 1,490 |
| 12 | Joshua | 1,437 |
| 13 | Brian | 1,405 |
| 14 | Adam | 1,341 |
| 15 | Andrew | 1,289 |
| 16 | Anthony | 1,192 |
| 17 | Justin | 1,168 |
| 18 | Nicholas | 1,093 |
| 19 | Eric | 1,092 |
| 20 | Kevin | 1,033 |
| 21 | William | 992 |
| 22 | Brandon | 943 |
| 23 | Timothy | 938 |
| 24 | Steven | 928 |
| 25 | Jonathan | 913 |
| 26 | Thomas | 867 |
| 27 | Jeffrey | 803 |
| 28 | Mark | 758 |
| 29 | Kyle | 694 |
| 30 | Patrick | 668 |
| 31 | Aaron | 654 |
| 32 | Richard | 643 |
| 33 | Scott | 625 |
| 34 | Benjamin | 605 |
| 35 | Charles | 572 |
| 36 | Jacob | 570 |
| 37 | Jeremy | 565 |
| 38 | Gregory | 557 |
| 39 | Paul | 556 |
| 40 | Nathan | 488 |
| 41 | Stephen | 478 |
| 42 | Jose | 439 |
| 43 | Sean | 435 |
| 44 | Kenneth | 414 |
| 45 | Dustin | 399 |
| 46 | Bradley | 395 |
| 47 | Zachary | 366 |
| 48 | Marcus | 356 |
| 49 | Bryan | 355 |
| 50 | Peter | 342 |