FastNamesMost Popular Baby Names in Illinois
In 2025, Olivia was the most popular girls' name in Illinois, given to 501 babies, and Liam was the top boys' name with 690. Both match the national list, where Olivia and Liam were also number one.
Social Security counted 44,329 girls and 49,552 boys born in Illinois that year under names given to at least five babies there.
Top 100 names in Illinois, 2025
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivia | 501 | same |
| 2 | Charlotte | 500 | up 1 |
| 3 | Sophia | 473 | up 1 |
| 4 | Emma | 458 | up 1 |
| 5 | Mia | 412 | down 3 |
| 6 | Amelia | 405 | same |
| 7 | Sofia | 343 | same |
| 8 | Isabella | 338 | same |
| 9 | Camila | 298 | up 2 |
| 10 | Evelyn | 296 | down 1 |
| 11 | Eliana | 281 | up 3 |
| 12 | Violet | 273 | same |
| 13 | Eleanor | 268 | up 3 |
| 14 | Nora | 260 | down 1 |
| 15 | Penelope | 255 | up 9 |
| 16 | Ailany | 242 | up 99 |
| 17 | Ava | 240 | down 7 |
| 18 | Chloe | 217 | down 3 |
| 19 | Gianna | 216 | up 2 |
| 20 | Elizabeth | 215 | up 2 |
| 21 | Emilia | 214 | up 2 |
| 22 | Lily | 214 | up 14 |
| 23 | Grace | 210 | up 4 |
| 24 | Harper | 210 | down 6 |
| 25 | Aria | 206 | up 3 |
| 26 | Elena | 206 | up 6 |
| 27 | Isla | 205 | up 8 |
| 28 | Zoe | 205 | up 10 |
| 29 | Hazel | 204 | up 1 |
| 30 | Layla | 204 | down 4 |
| 31 | Lucy | 200 | down 2 |
| 32 | Emily | 190 | down 15 |
| 33 | Luna | 185 | down 13 |
| 34 | Mila | 184 | down 15 |
| 35 | Ivy | 181 | up 2 |
| 36 | Ella | 180 | down 3 |
| 37 | Valentina | 179 | up 13 |
| 38 | Avery | 178 | down 13 |
| 39 | Maeve | 169 | down 8 |
| 40 | Aurora | 168 | up 3 |
| 41 | Madison | 168 | up 12 |
| 42 | Scarlett | 168 | down 8 |
| 43 | Lainey | 165 | up 30 |
| 44 | Eloise | 160 | up 14 |
| 45 | Josephine | 160 | up 1 |
| 46 | Leilani | 160 | up 19 |
| 47 | Ellie | 157 | down 5 |
| 48 | Maya | 153 | down 7 |
| 49 | Naomi | 153 | down 9 |
| 50 | Lucia | 147 | up 39 |
| 51 | Vivian | 146 | down 4 |
| 52 | Lillian | 145 | up 3 |
| 53 | Willow | 145 | up 1 |
| 54 | Victoria | 142 | down 9 |
| 55 | Abigail | 137 | down 16 |
| 56 | Hannah | 135 | up 13 |
| 57 | Nova | 135 | down 6 |
| 58 | Riley | 132 | down 10 |
| 59 | Stella | 131 | down 10 |
| 60 | Sophie | 130 | down 8 |
| 61 | Ayla | 129 | down 1 |
| 62 | Zoey | 129 | down 3 |
| 63 | Claire | 128 | down 2 |
| 64 | Iris | 128 | up 8 |
| 65 | Clara | 126 | up 10 |
| 66 | Liliana | 126 | down 9 |
| 67 | Delilah | 125 | down 23 |
| 68 | Madeline | 123 | up 8 |
| 69 | Quinn | 123 | down 7 |
| 70 | Adeline | 119 | down 14 |
| 71 | Sadie | 116 | down 3 |
| 72 | Madelyn | 115 | up 7 |
| 73 | Leah | 112 | down 9 |
| 74 | Ruby | 112 | down 8 |
| 75 | Margot | 109 | up 35 |
| 76 | Audrey | 108 | down 6 |
| 77 | Genesis | 105 | down 6 |
| 78 | Lyla | 105 | down 4 |
| 79 | Cecilia | 104 | up 5 |
| 80 | Julia | 104 | up 34 |
| 81 | Georgia | 102 | up 48 |
| 82 | Sienna | 100 | up 4 |
| 83 | Catalina | 98 | up 2 |
| 84 | Melody | 98 | up 14 |
| 85 | Daisy | 97 | up 19 |
| 86 | Millie | 96 | up 20 |
| 87 | Addison | 95 | down 10 |
| 88 | Alice | 95 | down 5 |
| 89 | Kennedy | 95 | up 2 |
| 90 | Sloane | 95 | down 9 |
| 91 | Natalie | 93 | down 11 |
| 92 | Gabriella | 92 | up 1 |
| 93 | Natalia | 92 | down 30 |
| 94 | Emerson | 91 | up 46 |
| 95 | Amara | 90 | up 49 |
| 96 | Parker | 90 | up 3 |
| 97 | Emery | 89 | up 5 |
| 98 | Melanie | 88 | up 3 |
| 99 | Valerie | 88 | up 64 |
| 100 | Eden | 87 | down 18 |
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam | 690 | same |
| 2 | Noah | 683 | same |
| 3 | Oliver | 541 | same |
| 4 | Theodore | 537 | same |
| 5 | Henry | 462 | up 1 |
| 6 | Mateo | 417 | down 1 |
| 7 | James | 406 | same |
| 8 | Leo | 385 | up 10 |
| 9 | Benjamin | 365 | down 1 |
| 10 | Sebastian | 360 | up 3 |
| 11 | Santiago | 356 | down 1 |
| 12 | Lucas | 340 | same |
| 13 | Jack | 335 | down 2 |
| 14 | William | 334 | down 5 |
| 15 | Michael | 329 | down 1 |
| 16 | Julian | 314 | up 1 |
| 17 | Luca | 302 | down 2 |
| 18 | Elijah | 296 | up 4 |
| 19 | Elias | 293 | up 10 |
| 20 | Owen | 289 | down 1 |
| 21 | Daniel | 284 | down 5 |
| 22 | John | 279 | down 1 |
| 23 | Alexander | 261 | down 3 |
| 24 | Joseph | 261 | up 2 |
| 25 | Bennett | 259 | up 2 |
| 26 | Cooper | 259 | up 52 |
| 27 | Levi | 249 | down 4 |
| 28 | Ethan | 245 | down 3 |
| 29 | Gabriel | 243 | up 5 |
| 30 | Charles | 239 | same |
| 31 | Samuel | 238 | up 8 |
| 32 | Miles | 236 | up 13 |
| 33 | Thomas | 236 | up 10 |
| 34 | Hudson | 235 | down 3 |
| 35 | Cameron | 230 | up 3 |
| 36 | Anthony | 225 | down 4 |
| 37 | Jackson | 225 | up 3 |
| 38 | Logan | 215 | down 2 |
| 39 | Ezra | 214 | down 6 |
| 40 | David | 212 | down 12 |
| 41 | Matthew | 211 | down 4 |
| 42 | Asher | 209 | up 2 |
| 43 | Carter | 204 | up 20 |
| 44 | Leonardo | 203 | down 9 |
| 45 | Adam | 200 | up 7 |
| 46 | Thiago | 200 | up 9 |
| 47 | Mason | 198 | same |
| 48 | Roman | 197 | up 13 |
| 49 | Isaac | 196 | down 8 |
| 50 | Wyatt | 189 | down 1 |
| 51 | August | 182 | up 7 |
| 52 | Angel | 181 | up 4 |
| 53 | Dylan | 181 | down 29 |
| 54 | Emiliano | 179 | up 26 |
| 55 | Caleb | 176 | down 7 |
| 56 | Luke | 176 | down 6 |
| 57 | Beau | 173 | up 11 |
| 58 | Luka | 173 | up 12 |
| 59 | Jacob | 172 | down 13 |
| 60 | Nolan | 172 | same |
| 61 | Maverick | 165 | down 7 |
| 62 | Everett | 163 | up 30 |
| 63 | Wesley | 163 | up 8 |
| 64 | Grayson | 162 | down 7 |
| 65 | Lincoln | 160 | up 4 |
| 66 | Vincent | 160 | up 22 |
| 67 | Aiden | 157 | down 25 |
| 68 | Gael | 156 | down 9 |
| 69 | Nathan | 155 | down 18 |
| 70 | Brooks | 154 | up 6 |
| 71 | Ezekiel | 154 | down 9 |
| 72 | Theo | 154 | same |
| 73 | Isaiah | 152 | down 9 |
| 74 | Adrian | 147 | down 21 |
| 75 | Rowan | 147 | down 10 |
| 76 | George | 146 | up 8 |
| 77 | Amir | 145 | same |
| 78 | Weston | 145 | up 25 |
| 79 | Arthur | 144 | up 25 |
| 80 | Waylon | 140 | up 19 |
| 81 | Adriel | 139 | up 26 |
| 82 | Lorenzo | 139 | down 1 |
| 83 | Joshua | 138 | same |
| 84 | Parker | 137 | up 24 |
| 85 | Josiah | 135 | down 6 |
| 86 | Archer | 134 | up 26 |
| 87 | Andrew | 133 | down 13 |
| 88 | Christian | 132 | up 2 |
| 89 | Nicholas | 132 | up 8 |
| 90 | Axel | 130 | down 15 |
| 91 | Christopher | 130 | down 9 |
| 92 | Damian | 130 | down 3 |
| 93 | Enzo | 124 | up 1 |
| 94 | Dominic | 123 | down 27 |
| 95 | Eithan | 119 | up 85 |
| 96 | Dean | 118 | up 37 |
| 97 | Emmett | 118 | up 8 |
| 98 | Aaron | 117 | down 3 |
| 99 | Robert | 116 | up 11 |
| 100 | Jayden | 115 | down 15 |
Names Illinois likes more than the rest of the country
From 2021 to 2025, these names made up a much bigger share of babies in Illinois than they did nationally. The number is how many times the national rate. At the top: Zofia, Daria and Zaina for girls, and Jakub, Filip and Antoni for boys.
Girls
- Zofia: 5× (56 babies)
- Daria: 3.5× (52 babies)
- Zaina: 3.4× (69 babies)
- Nell: 3.3× (58 babies)
- Klara: 3.3× (53 babies)
- Asiya: 3.2× (72 babies)
- Melania: 2.9× (61 babies)
- Eleni: 2.7× (80 babies)
- Zainab: 2.6× (111 babies)
- Safiya: 2.6× (57 babies)
Boys
- Jakub: 10.2× (66 babies)
- Filip: 9.6× (79 babies)
- Antoni: 6.7× (57 babies)
- Umar: 3.9× (93 babies)
- Syed: 3.7× (75 babies)
- Damir: 3.6× (147 babies)
- Isa: 3.6× (99 babies)
- Usman: 3.6× (50 babies)
- Yousef: 3.5× (153 babies)
- Karam: 3.5× (55 babies)
Every number one since 1910
The longest reign for girls in Illinois belongs to Mary, at number one from 1910 to 1946. For boys, it's Michael, from 1952 to 1999.
Girls
- Olivia: 2013–2025
- Sophia: 2011–2012
- Isabella: 2009–2010
- Olivia: 2008
- Isabella: 2007
- Emily: 1997–2006
- Jessica: 1990–1996
- Ashley: 1989
- Jessica: 1988
- Ashley: 1987
- Jessica: 1986
- Jennifer: 1970–1985
- Lisa: 1963–1969
- Mary: 1952–1962
- Linda: 1947–1951
- Mary: 1910–1946
Boys
- Liam: 2024–2025
- Noah: 2013–2023
- Jacob: 2012
- Alexander: 2008–2011
- Daniel: 2006–2007
- Michael: 2001–2005
- Jacob: 2000
- Michael: 1952–1999
- Robert: 1951
- James: 1950
- Robert: 1948–1949
- James: 1947
- Robert: 1920–1946
- John: 1910–1919
Top five names by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Sophia, Amelia | Noah, Liam, Oliver, Theodore, Henry |
| 2010s | Olivia, Sophia, Emma, Isabella, Ava | Noah, Alexander, Liam, Jacob, Michael |
| 2000s | Emily, Emma, Olivia, Abigail, Isabella | Michael, Jacob, Daniel, Matthew, Alexander |
| 1990s | Jessica, Ashley, Emily, Samantha, Sarah | Michael, Matthew, Daniel, Nicholas, Jacob |
| 1980s | Jennifer, Jessica, Amanda, Ashley, Sarah | Michael, Matthew, Christopher, Daniel, David |
| 1970s | Jennifer, Michelle, Amy, Kimberly, Lisa | Michael, David, Jason, James, Christopher |
| 1960s | Lisa, Mary, Susan, Karen, Kimberly | Michael, John, David, James, Robert |
| 1950s | Mary, Linda, Susan, Patricia, Deborah | Michael, James, John, Robert, David |
| 1940s | Mary, Linda, Patricia, Barbara, Carol | Robert, James, John, William, Richard |
| 1930s | Mary, Barbara, Patricia, Shirley, Betty | Robert, John, James, Richard, William |
| 1920s | Mary, Dorothy, Betty, Helen, Margaret | Robert, John, William, James, Charles |
| 1910s | Mary, Helen, Dorothy, Margaret, Ruth | John, William, Robert, Joseph, James |
See every state or the national list for 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, baby names by state, data through 2025. Names given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a state in a year aren't published, so totals are a little lower than actual births.