Top baby names in Illinois, 1987
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 2,502 |
| 2 | Jessica | 2,443 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,690 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 1,563 |
| 5 | Sarah | 1,322 |
| 6 | Nicole | 1,116 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 1,071 |
| 8 | Brittany | 1,025 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 1,016 |
| 10 | Samantha | 970 |
| 11 | Lauren | 872 |
| 12 | Megan | 859 |
| 13 | Melissa | 817 |
| 14 | Danielle | 768 |
| 15 | Emily | 761 |
| 16 | Michelle | 695 |
| 17 | Heather | 691 |
| 18 | Rachel | 687 |
| 19 | Laura | 665 |
| 20 | Tiffany | 619 |
| 21 | Amy | 612 |
| 22 | Christina | 601 |
| 23 | Amber | 568 |
| 24 | Kelly | 567 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 541 |
| 26 | Kimberly | 535 |
| 27 | Katherine | 529 |
| 28 | Sara | 458 |
| 29 | Mary | 457 |
| 30 | Erin | 454 |
| 31 | Lisa | 442 |
| 32 | Erica | 436 |
| 33 | Crystal | 414 |
| 34 | Andrea | 405 |
| 35 | Angela | 402 |
| 36 | Kathryn | 394 |
| 37 | Katie | 386 |
| 38 | Jacqueline | 378 |
| 38 | Jamie | 378 |
| 40 | Allison | 372 |
| 41 | Vanessa | 366 |
| 42 | Christine | 355 |
| 43 | Courtney | 322 |
| 44 | Lindsey | 318 |
| 45 | Shannon | 317 |
| 46 | Whitney | 310 |
| 47 | Kristin | 308 |
| 48 | Kayla | 305 |
| 49 | Kristen | 301 |
| 50 | Lindsay | 300 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,374 |
| 2 | Matthew | 2,234 |
| 3 | Christopher | 2,116 |
| 4 | Daniel | 2,004 |
| 5 | Andrew | 1,737 |
| 6 | David | 1,669 |
| 7 | Ryan | 1,582 |
| 8 | James | 1,420 |
| 9 | Joseph | 1,403 |
| 10 | Robert | 1,382 |
| 11 | John | 1,359 |
| 12 | Joshua | 1,355 |
| 13 | Nicholas | 1,243 |
| 14 | Anthony | 1,201 |
| 15 | Brian | 1,141 |
| 16 | Kevin | 1,140 |
| 17 | Kyle | 1,101 |
| 18 | Eric | 1,091 |
| 19 | Justin | 1,048 |
| 20 | Brandon | 1,037 |
| 21 | Timothy | 1,007 |
| 22 | William | 944 |
| 23 | Jonathan | 914 |
| 24 | Adam | 890 |
| 25 | Steven | 874 |
| 26 | Thomas | 868 |
| 27 | Jason | 803 |
| 28 | Jacob | 773 |
| 29 | Jeremy | 721 |
| 30 | Patrick | 674 |
| 31 | Zachary | 636 |
| 32 | Jeffrey | 634 |
| 33 | Mark | 632 |
| 34 | Benjamin | 624 |
| 35 | Richard | 620 |
| 36 | Alexander | 598 |
| 37 | Scott | 565 |
| 38 | Aaron | 563 |
| 39 | Charles | 519 |
| 40 | Sean | 512 |
| 41 | Nathan | 481 |
| 42 | Paul | 464 |
| 43 | Tyler | 453 |
| 44 | Gregory | 426 |
| 45 | Bradley | 409 |
| 46 | Stephen | 404 |
| 47 | Kenneth | 385 |
| 48 | Dustin | 383 |
| 49 | Jose | 378 |
| 50 | Alex | 361 |