Top baby names in Illinois, 1986
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 2,133 |
| 2 | Ashley | 2,004 |
| 3 | Jennifer | 1,749 |
| 4 | Amanda | 1,692 |
| 5 | Sarah | 1,288 |
| 6 | Nicole | 1,113 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 1,111 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 1,053 |
| 9 | Brittany | 975 |
| 10 | Lauren | 932 |
| 11 | Megan | 911 |
| 12 | Melissa | 854 |
| 13 | Laura | 762 |
| 14 | Samantha | 724 |
| 15 | Michelle | 708 |
| 16 | Heather | 706 |
| 17 | Rachel | 703 |
| 18 | Amy | 698 |
| 19 | Emily | 667 |
| 20 | Amber | 640 |
| 21 | Danielle | 639 |
| 22 | Christina | 633 |
| 23 | Katherine | 603 |
| 24 | Kimberly | 599 |
| 25 | Kelly | 586 |
| 26 | Tiffany | 583 |
| 27 | Rebecca | 533 |
| 28 | Erin | 517 |
| 29 | Erica | 487 |
| 30 | Sara | 477 |
| 31 | Lisa | 450 |
| 32 | Jamie | 449 |
| 33 | Angela | 437 |
| 34 | Crystal | 427 |
| 35 | Andrea | 416 |
| 36 | Kathryn | 411 |
| 37 | Christine | 407 |
| 38 | Mary | 394 |
| 39 | Katie | 374 |
| 40 | Allison | 365 |
| 41 | Kristin | 355 |
| 42 | Courtney | 353 |
| 43 | Vanessa | 346 |
| 44 | Whitney | 339 |
| 45 | Lindsey | 335 |
| 46 | Jacqueline | 327 |
| 47 | Kristen | 324 |
| 48 | Lindsay | 315 |
| 49 | Dominique | 304 |
| 50 | Shannon | 295 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,250 |
| 2 | Matthew | 2,269 |
| 3 | Christopher | 2,132 |
| 4 | Daniel | 1,943 |
| 5 | David | 1,695 |
| 6 | Andrew | 1,590 |
| 7 | Ryan | 1,571 |
| 8 | James | 1,465 |
| 9 | Robert | 1,445 |
| 10 | Joshua | 1,380 |
| 11 | Joseph | 1,360 |
| 12 | John | 1,309 |
| 13 | Nicholas | 1,269 |
| 14 | Anthony | 1,219 |
| 15 | Brian | 1,141 |
| 16 | Kevin | 1,083 |
| 17 | Eric | 1,066 |
| 18 | Jason | 1,041 |
| 19 | Kyle | 1,030 |
| 20 | Brandon | 1,010 |
| 21 | Timothy | 949 |
| 22 | Jonathan | 946 |
| 23 | Adam | 931 |
| 24 | Steven | 921 |
| 25 | William | 908 |
| 26 | Justin | 897 |
| 27 | Jeremy | 848 |
| 28 | Thomas | 802 |
| 29 | Jacob | 689 |
| 30 | Jeffrey | 682 |
| 31 | Mark | 659 |
| 32 | Richard | 639 |
| 33 | Patrick | 627 |
| 34 | Benjamin | 608 |
| 35 | Scott | 559 |
| 36 | Zachary | 548 |
| 37 | Charles | 541 |
| 38 | Aaron | 538 |
| 39 | Alexander | 531 |
| 40 | Sean | 524 |
| 41 | Gregory | 463 |
| 42 | Nathan | 452 |
| 43 | Paul | 442 |
| 44 | Bradley | 431 |
| 45 | Tyler | 415 |
| 46 | Kenneth | 408 |
| 47 | Jose | 385 |
| 48 | Stephen | 377 |
| 49 | Bryan | 372 |
| 50 | Dustin | 343 |