Top baby names in Illinois, 1985
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2,052 |
| 2 | Ashley | 1,945 |
| 3 | Jessica | 1,909 |
| 4 | Amanda | 1,655 |
| 5 | Nicole | 1,228 |
| 6 | Sarah | 1,164 |
| 7 | Elizabeth | 1,120 |
| 8 | Megan | 1,079 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 1,071 |
| 10 | Melissa | 999 |
| 11 | Lauren | 833 |
| 12 | Laura | 829 |
| 13 | Heather | 807 |
| 14 | Rachel | 801 |
| 15 | Christina | 798 |
| 16 | Michelle | 782 |
| 17 | Amy | 740 |
| 18 | Danielle | 700 |
| 19 | Brittany | 699 |
| 20 | Kimberly | 647 |
| 21 | Emily | 644 |
| 22 | Kelly | 627 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 621 |
| 24 | Erin | 610 |
| 25 | Tiffany | 594 |
| 26 | Katherine | 592 |
| 27 | Samantha | 579 |
| 28 | Amber | 548 |
| 29 | Jamie | 539 |
| 30 | Angela | 511 |
| 31 | Sara | 485 |
| 32 | Crystal | 474 |
| 33 | Lisa | 460 |
| 34 | Andrea | 452 |
| 35 | Mary | 449 |
| 36 | Erica | 437 |
| 37 | Kathryn | 411 |
| 37 | Kristin | 411 |
| 39 | Christine | 406 |
| 40 | Dominique | 398 |
| 41 | Lindsey | 388 |
| 42 | Kristen | 383 |
| 43 | Vanessa | 380 |
| 44 | Lindsay | 358 |
| 45 | Jacqueline | 355 |
| 46 | Shannon | 351 |
| 47 | Allison | 343 |
| 48 | Katie | 341 |
| 49 | Courtney | 320 |
| 50 | Jenna | 312 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,371 |
| 2 | Christopher | 2,383 |
| 3 | Matthew | 2,320 |
| 4 | Daniel | 2,013 |
| 5 | David | 1,883 |
| 6 | Ryan | 1,705 |
| 7 | Joshua | 1,569 |
| 8 | James | 1,553 |
| 9 | Robert | 1,529 |
| 10 | Joseph | 1,527 |
| 11 | Andrew | 1,461 |
| 12 | John | 1,345 |
| 13 | Brian | 1,285 |
| 14 | Nicholas | 1,283 |
| 15 | Jason | 1,271 |
| 16 | Anthony | 1,202 |
| 17 | Brandon | 1,192 |
| 18 | Adam | 1,105 |
| 19 | Eric | 1,056 |
| 20 | Kevin | 1,029 |
| 21 | Steven | 1,028 |
| 22 | Timothy | 984 |
| 23 | Justin | 966 |
| 24 | Jonathan | 925 |
| 25 | William | 889 |
| 26 | Kyle | 863 |
| 27 | Thomas | 855 |
| 28 | Jeffrey | 725 |
| 29 | Patrick | 720 |
| 30 | Mark | 715 |
| 31 | Richard | 659 |
| 32 | Jacob | 638 |
| 33 | Aaron | 619 |
| 34 | Jeremy | 592 |
| 35 | Benjamin | 586 |
| 36 | Scott | 579 |
| 37 | Zachary | 573 |
| 38 | Sean | 558 |
| 39 | Charles | 557 |
| 40 | Gregory | 490 |
| 41 | Paul | 486 |
| 42 | Nathan | 485 |
| 43 | Stephen | 449 |
| 44 | Bradley | 435 |
| 45 | Kenneth | 427 |
| 46 | Alexander | 425 |
| 47 | Jose | 419 |
| 48 | Bryan | 412 |
| 49 | Tyler | 384 |
| 50 | Dustin | 379 |