Popular baby names in Illinois, 1999
The most popular baby names in Illinois in 1999 were Emily for girls (1,198 babies) and Michael for boys (1,765). Michael ranked #2 nationally for boys. Social Security records list 149,628 babies born in Illinois in 1999 with a name given to at least five children of the same sex in the state.
Names that stood out in Illinois in 1999
Names given at least 15 times in Illinois that year and at least twice as common as in the US as a whole.
Girls
- Dejah: 43 babies, 3.2× the national rate
- Lisette: 47 babies, 3× the national rate
- Maeve: 35 babies, 2.6× the national rate
- Jocelyn: 233 babies, 2.4× the national rate
- Clare: 47 babies, 2.4× the national rate
- Amari: 39 babies, 2.4× the national rate
- Maritza: 39 babies, 2.4× the national rate
- Nora: 52 babies, 2.3× the national rate
- Nicolette: 44 babies, 2.3× the national rate
- Guadalupe: 113 babies, 2.2× the national rate
Boys
- Davion: 56 babies, 2.8× the national rate
- Alonzo: 47 babies, 2.8× the national rate
- Deshawn: 47 babies, 2.5× the national rate
- Mohammad: 45 babies, 2.5× the national rate
- Marquise: 41 babies, 2.4× the national rate
- Rodrigo: 69 babies, 2.3× the national rate
- Giovanni: 130 babies, 2× the national rate
- Saul: 75 babies, 2× the national rate
Top 50 girls' and boys' names in Illinois, 1999
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 1998 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 1,198 | – | 1 |
| 2 | Hannah | 928 | ↑4 | 2 |
| 3 | Jessica | 886 | – | 9 |
| 4 | Samantha | 882 | ↓2 | 5 |
| 5 | Alexis | 867 | ↓1 | 3 |
| 6 | Elizabeth | 793 | ↑3 | 10 |
| 7 | Sarah | 774 | – | 4 |
| 8 | Ashley | 701 | ↓3 | 6 |
| 9 | Taylor | 661 | ↓1 | 8 |
| 10 | Lauren | 628 | ↑1 | 12 |
| 11 | Emma | 620 | ↑8 | 17 |
| 12 | Grace | 617 | ↑20 | 27 |
| 13 | Madison | 608 | ↑3 | 7 |
| 14 | Alyssa | 601 | ↓4 | 11 |
| 15 | Jennifer | 589 | ↓2 | 21 |
| 16 | Kayla | 585 | ↓2 | 13 |
| 17 | Abigail | 577 | ↓2 | 18 |
| 18 | Nicole | 548 | ↓1 | 25 |
| 19 | Megan | 537 | ↓7 | 15 |
| 20 | Brianna | 522 | – | 14 |
| 21 | Olivia | 500 | ↑2 | 20 |
| 22 | Rachel | 481 | ↓4 | 19 |
| 23 | Sydney | 470 | ↑12 | 23 |
| 24 | Natalie | 450 | ↑12 | 34 |
| 25 | Julia | 432 | ↑5 | 30 |
| 26 | Jasmine | 420 | ↓2 | 26 |
| 27 | Alexandra | 419 | ↓1 | 32 |
| 28 | Amanda | 419 | ↓6 | 22 |
| 29 | Stephanie | 416 | ↓8 | 37 |
| 30 | Anna | 411 | ↑4 | 29 |
| 31 | Katherine | 410 | ↓4 | 36 |
| 32 | Morgan | 406 | ↓4 | 24 |
| 33 | Destiny | 397 | ↑6 | 28 |
| 34 | Victoria | 380 | ↓3 | 16 |
| 35 | Allison | 362 | ↓10 | 40 |
| 36 | Haley | 339 | ↑4 | 31 |
| 37 | Danielle | 337 | ↑1 | 43 |
| 38 | Maria | 329 | ↑4 | 39 |
| 39 | Kaitlyn | 328 | ↑6 | 33 |
| 40 | Vanessa | 318 | ↑1 | 57 |
| 41 | Rebecca | 313 | ↓8 | 38 |
| 42 | Michelle | 301 | ↑1 | 56 |
| 43 | Brittany | 300 | ↓14 | 35 |
| 44 | Madeline | 288 | ↓7 | 70 |
| 45 | Mary | 279 | ↑2 | 45 |
| 46 | Jacqueline | 274 | new | 79 |
| 47 | Melissa | 268 | ↑2 | 64 |
| 48 | Jenna | 266 | new | 61 |
| 49 | Gabrielle | 265 | ↑1 | 46 |
| 50 | Erin | 263 | ↓2 | 58 |
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 1998 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,765 | – | 2 |
| 2 | Jacob | 1,638 | – | 1 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,473 | – | 3 |
| 4 | Daniel | 1,310 | ↑1 | 9 |
| 5 | Nicholas | 1,301 | ↓1 | 5 |
| 6 | Joseph | 1,178 | ↑1 | 8 |
| 7 | Joshua | 1,102 | ↓1 | 4 |
| 8 | Andrew | 1,070 | – | 7 |
| 9 | Ryan | 1,056 | ↑5 | 12 |
| 10 | Tyler | 966 | ↑2 | 10 |
| 11 | Anthony | 958 | ↑2 | 18 |
| 12 | David | 949 | ↑3 | 16 |
| 13 | Alexander | 932 | ↑3 | 21 |
| 14 | Christopher | 927 | ↓4 | 6 |
| 15 | Brandon | 894 | ↓6 | 11 |
| 16 | John | 886 | ↓5 | 15 |
| 17 | Zachary | 851 | – | 17 |
| 18 | William | 784 | ↑4 | 14 |
| 19 | James | 762 | – | 19 |
| 20 | Justin | 757 | ↑1 | 20 |
| 21 | Austin | 747 | ↓3 | 13 |
| 22 | Jonathan | 719 | ↑1 | 22 |
| 23 | Kyle | 716 | ↓3 | 28 |
| 24 | Dylan | 664 | ↑9 | 23 |
| 25 | Benjamin | 644 | ↑4 | 29 |
| 26 | Kevin | 641 | ↓2 | 34 |
| 27 | Thomas | 641 | ↓2 | 31 |
| 28 | Samuel | 638 | ↓2 | 27 |
| 29 | Christian | 627 | ↑1 | 25 |
| 30 | Robert | 616 | ↓3 | 26 |
| 31 | Jose | 610 | ↓3 | 35 |
| 32 | Nathan | 595 | ↓1 | 32 |
| 33 | Noah | 565 | ↑3 | 24 |
| 34 | Eric | 497 | – | 39 |
| 35 | Jack | 497 | ↑3 | 52 |
| 36 | Ethan | 488 | ↑1 | 37 |
| 37 | Jordan | 463 | ↓5 | 30 |
| 38 | Brian | 454 | ↓3 | 43 |
| 39 | Adam | 416 | – | 44 |
| 40 | Cameron | 413 | ↑8 | 33 |
| 41 | Charles | 413 | ↑6 | 50 |
| 42 | Luis | 406 | ↑1 | 55 |
| 43 | Juan | 401 | ↑2 | 46 |
| 44 | Jason | 388 | – | 40 |
| 45 | Connor | 386 | ↑4 | 48 |
| 46 | Aaron | 375 | ↓6 | 38 |
| 47 | Sean | 365 | ↓5 | 56 |
| 48 | Carlos | 358 | new | 59 |
| 49 | Logan | 351 | new | 42 |
| 50 | Luke | 349 | new | 67 |
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