Top baby names in Illinois, 2000
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 1,172 |
| 2 | Hannah | 1,003 |
| 3 | Alexis | 846 |
| 3 | Jessica | 846 |
| 5 | Samantha | 800 |
| 6 | Grace | 754 |
| 7 | Ashley | 723 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 722 |
| 9 | Sarah | 682 |
| 10 | Madison | 681 |
| 11 | Kayla | 646 |
| 12 | Olivia | 635 |
| 13 | Lauren | 633 |
| 14 | Alyssa | 632 |
| 15 | Emma | 609 |
| 16 | Abigail | 595 |
| 17 | Taylor | 572 |
| 18 | Megan | 569 |
| 19 | Brianna | 529 |
| 20 | Jennifer | 517 |
| 21 | Rachel | 477 |
| 22 | Anna | 475 |
| 23 | Natalie | 462 |
| 24 | Sydney | 459 |
| 25 | Nicole | 454 |
| 26 | Stephanie | 443 |
| 27 | Jasmine | 438 |
| 28 | Katherine | 432 |
| 29 | Morgan | 423 |
| 30 | Amanda | 405 |
| 31 | Victoria | 394 |
| 32 | Julia | 387 |
| 33 | Haley | 380 |
| 34 | Alexandra | 369 |
| 35 | Destiny | 368 |
| 36 | Kaitlyn | 347 |
| 37 | Michelle | 337 |
| 38 | Jacqueline | 335 |
| 38 | Maria | 335 |
| 40 | Madeline | 333 |
| 41 | Hailey | 314 |
| 42 | Rebecca | 313 |
| 43 | Chloe | 308 |
| 44 | Sophia | 304 |
| 45 | Allison | 295 |
| 46 | Mary | 293 |
| 47 | Isabella | 290 |
| 48 | Danielle | 280 |
| 49 | Andrea | 272 |
| 49 | Margaret | 272 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 1,593 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,543 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,392 |
| 4 | Daniel | 1,261 |
| 5 | Nicholas | 1,189 |
| 6 | Joseph | 1,142 |
| 7 | Joshua | 1,101 |
| 8 | Anthony | 1,005 |
| 9 | Andrew | 973 |
| 10 | Ryan | 946 |
| 11 | Alexander | 942 |
| 12 | Christopher | 934 |
| 13 | John | 924 |
| 14 | Tyler | 922 |
| 15 | Brandon | 852 |
| 16 | David | 851 |
| 17 | Zachary | 800 |
| 18 | Jonathan | 753 |
| 19 | William | 749 |
| 20 | Justin | 746 |
| 21 | Benjamin | 725 |
| 22 | James | 705 |
| 23 | Kevin | 695 |
| 24 | Christian | 677 |
| 25 | Ethan | 667 |
| 26 | Thomas | 637 |
| 27 | Jose | 634 |
| 28 | Kyle | 632 |
| 29 | Samuel | 629 |
| 30 | Dylan | 598 |
| 31 | Nathan | 589 |
| 32 | Robert | 585 |
| 33 | Noah | 580 |
| 34 | Austin | 579 |
| 35 | Jack | 556 |
| 36 | Brian | 497 |
| 37 | Eric | 477 |
| 38 | Jordan | 456 |
| 39 | Cameron | 410 |
| 40 | Juan | 409 |
| 41 | Luis | 404 |
| 42 | Logan | 398 |
| 43 | Charles | 393 |
| 44 | Adam | 389 |
| 45 | Connor | 383 |
| 46 | Jason | 382 |
| 47 | Sean | 374 |
| 48 | Patrick | 363 |
| 49 | Angel | 358 |
| 50 | Timothy | 345 |