Top baby names in Illinois, 1997
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 1,180 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,105 |
| 3 | Samantha | 986 |
| 4 | Hannah | 913 |
| 5 | Sarah | 882 |
| 6 | Alexis | 872 |
| 7 | Ashley | 868 |
| 8 | Taylor | 807 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 746 |
| 10 | Megan | 682 |
| 11 | Rachel | 647 |
| 12 | Jennifer | 630 |
| 13 | Lauren | 607 |
| 14 | Alyssa | 599 |
| 15 | Nicole | 588 |
| 16 | Kayla | 545 |
| 17 | Stephanie | 541 |
| 18 | Amanda | 534 |
| 19 | Abigail | 530 |
| 20 | Brianna | 522 |
| 21 | Jasmine | 489 |
| 22 | Madison | 484 |
| 23 | Brittany | 468 |
| 24 | Olivia | 467 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 438 |
| 26 | Alexandra | 418 |
| 27 | Emma | 409 |
| 28 | Victoria | 403 |
| 29 | Morgan | 396 |
| 30 | Danielle | 395 |
| 31 | Anna | 391 |
| 32 | Katherine | 390 |
| 33 | Maria | 389 |
| 34 | Haley | 375 |
| 35 | Allison | 364 |
| 36 | Madeline | 362 |
| 37 | Melissa | 355 |
| 38 | Amber | 353 |
| 38 | Julia | 353 |
| 40 | Courtney | 352 |
| 41 | Michelle | 346 |
| 42 | Sydney | 344 |
| 43 | Natalie | 331 |
| 44 | Mary | 320 |
| 45 | Vanessa | 318 |
| 46 | Jordan | 315 |
| 47 | Grace | 301 |
| 48 | Kaitlyn | 292 |
| 49 | Andrea | 290 |
| 50 | Erin | 287 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,011 |
| 2 | Jacob | 1,574 |
| 3 | Nicholas | 1,516 |
| 4 | Matthew | 1,494 |
| 5 | Daniel | 1,330 |
| 6 | Joseph | 1,224 |
| 7 | Joshua | 1,135 |
| 8 | Tyler | 1,078 |
| 9 | Christopher | 1,063 |
| 10 | Andrew | 1,048 |
| 11 | John | 1,046 |
| 12 | Brandon | 1,045 |
| 13 | Anthony | 1,041 |
| 14 | David | 1,012 |
| 15 | Ryan | 998 |
| 16 | Austin | 985 |
| 17 | Zachary | 958 |
| 18 | Alexander | 876 |
| 19 | James | 842 |
| 20 | Kyle | 826 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 820 |
| 22 | William | 744 |
| 23 | Justin | 725 |
| 24 | Kevin | 694 |
| 25 | Samuel | 668 |
| 26 | Robert | 667 |
| 27 | Thomas | 647 |
| 28 | Christian | 646 |
| 29 | Jordan | 641 |
| 30 | Benjamin | 605 |
| 31 | Jose | 570 |
| 32 | Eric | 540 |
| 33 | Brian | 518 |
| 34 | Nathan | 512 |
| 35 | Dylan | 489 |
| 36 | Adam | 465 |
| 37 | Patrick | 454 |
| 38 | Aaron | 431 |
| 39 | Jack | 396 |
| 40 | Sean | 395 |
| 41 | Cody | 393 |
| 42 | Ethan | 386 |
| 43 | Noah | 385 |
| 43 | Timothy | 385 |
| 45 | Steven | 384 |
| 46 | Jason | 371 |
| 47 | Juan | 370 |
| 48 | Charles | 365 |
| 49 | Luis | 363 |
| 50 | Alex | 350 |