Popular Illinois Girl Baby Names From 1978

The Most Popular Illinois Girl Baby Names in 1978

You're currently viewing the most popular girl baby names in 1978.

Topping the charts on position #1 this year in Illinois was Jennifer. In total there were 70,901 girls born sharing 1,427 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1978 . How Unique explains how common it was to give a baby girl that name in that specific year. The total count is the total number of girl baby names this year, and the trend column tells you if this name gained or lost in popularity from the previous year. To see more historic data and insights about a specific name you can click on it.

Rank	Name	How Unique?	Total births this year
1	Jennifer	1 in 25 (4%)	2,815
2	Melissa	1 in 52 (1.9%)	1,365
3	Amy	1 in 61 (1.7%)	1,171
4	Nicole	1 in 62 (1.6%)	1,152
5	Heather	1 in 64 (1.6%)	1,114
6	Sarah	1 in 64 (1.6%)	1,107
7	Jessica	1 in 66 (1.5%)	1,079
8	Michelle	1 in 67 (1.5%)	1,060
9	Elizabeth	1 in 70 (1.4%)	1,016
10	Kelly	1 in 70 (1.4%)	1,015
11	Amanda	1 in 70 (1.4%)	1,008
12	Angela	1 in 71 (1.4%)	1,005
13	Lisa	1 in 77 (1.3%)	926
14	Kimberly	1 in 83 (1.2%)	852
15	Stephanie	1 in 92 (1.1%)	768
16	Christina	1 in 94 (1.1%)	758
17	Rebecca	1 in 105 (1%)	676
18	Laura	1 in 108 (0.9%)	654
19	Julie	1 in 115 (0.9%)	619
20	Jamie	1 in 118 (0.8%)	601
21	Erin	1 in 123 (0.8%)	575
22	Andrea	1 in 133 (0.8%)	533
23	Sara	1 in 137 (0.7%)	517
24	Mary	1 in 144 (0.7%)	491
25	Christine	1 in 146 (0.7%)	486
26	Maria	1 in 154 (0.7%)	461
27	Rachel	1 in 155 (0.6%)	457
28	Shannon	1 in 159 (0.6%)	447
29	Tiffany	1 in 160 (0.6%)	443
30	Katherine	1 in 163 (0.6%)	435
31	Crystal	1 in 170 (0.6%)	418
32	Carrie	1 in 170 (0.6%)	417
33	Jill	1 in 175 (0.6%)	406
34	Erica	1 in 179 (0.6%)	397
35	Megan	1 in 183 (0.5%)	388
36	Danielle	1 in 188 (0.5%)	377
37	April	1 in 189 (0.5%)	375
38	Tracy	1 in 193 (0.5%)	367
39	Karen	1 in 198 (0.5%)	358
40	Dawn	1 in 200 (0.5%)	355
41	Emily	1 in 208 (0.5%)	341
42	Amber	1 in 221 (0.5%)	321
43	Kathleen	1 in 229 (0.4%)	309
44	Patricia	1 in 237 (0.4%)	299
45	Stacy	1 in 239 (0.4%)	297
46	Tina	1 in 239 (0.4%)	297
47	Monica	1 in 248 (0.4%)	286
48	Susan	1 in 251 (0.4%)	282
49	Tara	1 in 255 (0.4%)	278
50	Cynthia	1 in 256 (0.4%)	277
51	Stacey	1 in 257 (0.4%)	276
52	Kathryn	1 in 258 (0.4%)	275
53	Brandy	1 in 271 (0.4%)	262
54	Veronica	1 in 271 (0.4%)	262
55	Jacqueline	1 in 274 (0.4%)	259
56	Kristin	1 in 277 (0.4%)	256
57	Sandra	1 in 279 (0.4%)	254
58	Kristen	1 in 287 (0.3%)	247
59	Catherine	1 in 288 (0.3%)	246
60	Kristy	1 in 289 (0.3%)	245
61	Kristina	1 in 297 (0.3%)	239
62	Dana	1 in 302 (0.3%)	235
63	Gina	1 in 302 (0.3%)	235
64	Jaime	1 in 314 (0.3%)	226
65	Courtney	1 in 317 (0.3%)	224
66	Alicia	1 in 339 (0.3%)	209
67	Samantha	1 in 344 (0.3%)	206
68	Natalie	1 in 353 (0.3%)	201
69	Theresa	1 in 364 (0.3%)	195
70	Nancy	1 in 369 (0.3%)	192
71	Anna	1 in 371 (0.3%)	191
72	Holly	1 in 371 (0.3%)	191
73	Denise	1 in 377 (0.3%)	188
74	Lori	1 in 379 (0.3%)	187
75	Vanessa	1 in 383 (0.3%)	185
76	Brandi	1 in 387 (0.3%)	183
77	Michele	1 in 392 (0.3%)	181
78	Margaret	1 in 396 (0.3%)	179
79	Valerie	1 in 398 (0.3%)	178
80	Beth	1 in 403 (0.2%)	176
81	Tammy	1 in 403 (0.2%)	176
82	Colleen	1 in 410 (0.2%)	173
83	Katie	1 in 412 (0.2%)	172
84	Victoria	1 in 415 (0.2%)	171
85	Lauren	1 in 420 (0.2%)	169
86	Teresa	1 in 422 (0.2%)	168
87	Melanie	1 in 425 (0.2%)	167
88	Renee	1 in 425 (0.2%)	167
89	Cheryl	1 in 427 (0.2%)	166
90	Melinda	1 in 432 (0.2%)	164
91	Misty	1 in 435 (0.2%)	163
92	Robin	1 in 435 (0.2%)	163
93	Tanya	1 in 443 (0.2%)	160
94	Diana	1 in 446 (0.2%)	159
95	Anne	1 in 449 (0.2%)	158
96	Christy	1 in 449 (0.2%)	158
97	Lindsay	1 in 454 (0.2%)	156
98	Leslie	1 in 457 (0.2%)	155
99	Linda	1 in 457 (0.2%)	155
100	Allison	1 in 460 (0.2%)	154