Top baby names in Illinois, 1996
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 1,241 |
| 2 | Emily | 1,128 |
| 3 | Ashley | 1,016 |
| 4 | Samantha | 947 |
| 5 | Sarah | 915 |
| 6 | Taylor | 871 |
| 7 | Elizabeth | 823 |
| 8 | Alexis | 812 |
| 9 | Hannah | 760 |
| 10 | Megan | 713 |
| 11 | Rachel | 712 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 652 |
| 13 | Jennifer | 647 |
| 14 | Nicole | 636 |
| 15 | Kayla | 617 |
| 16 | Lauren | 615 |
| 17 | Amanda | 608 |
| 18 | Alyssa | 576 |
| 19 | Brittany | 565 |
| 20 | Brianna | 531 |
| 21 | Rebecca | 528 |
| 22 | Jasmine | 522 |
| 23 | Alexandra | 485 |
| 24 | Abigail | 460 |
| 25 | Anna | 449 |
| 26 | Danielle | 441 |
| 27 | Katherine | 440 |
| 28 | Maria | 436 |
| 29 | Morgan | 434 |
| 30 | Courtney | 417 |
| 31 | Michelle | 415 |
| 32 | Madison | 401 |
| 33 | Victoria | 396 |
| 34 | Allison | 394 |
| 35 | Haley | 388 |
| 36 | Olivia | 376 |
| 37 | Natalie | 369 |
| 38 | Amber | 368 |
| 39 | Melissa | 359 |
| 40 | Madeline | 350 |
| 41 | Sydney | 346 |
| 42 | Kaitlyn | 345 |
| 43 | Emma | 331 |
| 44 | Erin | 321 |
| 45 | Kelsey | 318 |
| 46 | Jacqueline | 317 |
| 46 | Paige | 317 |
| 48 | Mary | 314 |
| 49 | Kelly | 297 |
| 50 | Andrea | 288 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,132 |
| 2 | Jacob | 1,534 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,489 |
| 4 | Nicholas | 1,476 |
| 5 | Daniel | 1,444 |
| 6 | Joseph | 1,222 |
| 7 | Christopher | 1,193 |
| 8 | Joshua | 1,134 |
| 9 | Andrew | 1,111 |
| 10 | David | 1,091 |
| 11 | Brandon | 1,083 |
| 11 | Tyler | 1,083 |
| 13 | Ryan | 1,061 |
| 14 | Anthony | 1,028 |
| 15 | Austin | 994 |
| 16 | John | 990 |
| 17 | Zachary | 985 |
| 18 | Alexander | 956 |
| 19 | Kyle | 852 |
| 20 | James | 846 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 811 |
| 22 | Kevin | 810 |
| 23 | William | 794 |
| 24 | Justin | 781 |
| 25 | Robert | 740 |
| 26 | Thomas | 691 |
| 27 | Christian | 684 |
| 28 | Samuel | 624 |
| 29 | Eric | 619 |
| 30 | Benjamin | 617 |
| 31 | Jordan | 610 |
| 32 | Jose | 553 |
| 33 | Brian | 532 |
| 34 | Adam | 484 |
| 34 | Cody | 484 |
| 36 | Nathan | 483 |
| 37 | Aaron | 476 |
| 38 | Patrick | 466 |
| 39 | Dylan | 448 |
| 40 | Timothy | 447 |
| 41 | Steven | 436 |
| 42 | Sean | 402 |
| 43 | Charles | 370 |
| 44 | Jeremy | 368 |
| 45 | Jason | 365 |
| 46 | Connor | 362 |
| 47 | Noah | 361 |
| 48 | Alex | 355 |
| 49 | Juan | 340 |
| 50 | Richard | 331 |