Popular Illinois Girl Baby Names From 1979

The Most Popular Illinois Girl Baby Names in 1979

You're currently viewing the most popular girl baby names in 1979.

Topping the charts on position #1 this year in Illinois was Jennifer. In total there were 74,661 girls born sharing 1,487 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1979 . 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 26 (3.9%)	2,907
2	Melissa	1 in 45 (2.2%)	1,676
3	Amanda	1 in 48 (2.1%)	1,560
4	Nicole	1 in 58 (1.7%)	1,298
5	Michelle	1 in 64 (1.6%)	1,171
6	Sarah	1 in 65 (1.5%)	1,144
7	Amy	1 in 67 (1.5%)	1,112
8	Elizabeth	1 in 70 (1.4%)	1,072
9	Jessica	1 in 70 (1.4%)	1,070
10	Angela	1 in 73 (1.4%)	1,026
11	Heather	1 in 76 (1.3%)	986
12	Kelly	1 in 80 (1.3%)	937
13	Lisa	1 in 80 (1.2%)	931
14	Kimberly	1 in 89 (1.1%)	842
15	Christina	1 in 100 (1%)	748
16	Rebecca	1 in 100 (1%)	746
17	Stephanie	1 in 101 (1%)	736
18	Laura	1 in 104 (1%)	716
19	Jamie	1 in 109 (0.9%)	687
20	Erin	1 in 115 (0.9%)	649
21	Tiffany	1 in 125 (0.8%)	598
22	Megan	1 in 127 (0.8%)	588
23	Julie	1 in 133 (0.8%)	560
24	Mary	1 in 139 (0.7%)	536
25	Christine	1 in 145 (0.7%)	515
26	Andrea	1 in 147 (0.7%)	509
27	Shannon	1 in 151 (0.7%)	493
28	Rachel	1 in 152 (0.7%)	490
29	Maria	1 in 156 (0.6%)	480
30	Crystal	1 in 162 (0.6%)	461
31	Katherine	1 in 163 (0.6%)	458
32	Sara	1 in 163 (0.6%)	458
33	Erica	1 in 169 (0.6%)	442
34	Amber	1 in 174 (0.6%)	429
35	April	1 in 186 (0.5%)	401
36	Danielle	1 in 187 (0.5%)	399
37	Emily	1 in 196 (0.5%)	381
38	Patricia	1 in 214 (0.5%)	349
39	Carrie	1 in 215 (0.5%)	348
40	Kathryn	1 in 217 (0.5%)	344
41	Jill	1 in 222 (0.5%)	336
42	Monica	1 in 230 (0.4%)	324
43	Tracy	1 in 233 (0.4%)	320
44	Dawn	1 in 236 (0.4%)	317
45	Kathleen	1 in 243 (0.4%)	307
46	Tara	1 in 251 (0.4%)	298
47	Samantha	1 in 251 (0.4%)	297
48	Stacy	1 in 252 (0.4%)	296
49	Karen	1 in 268 (0.4%)	279
50	Susan	1 in 268 (0.4%)	279
51	Kristin	1 in 271 (0.4%)	275
52	Brandy	1 in 272 (0.4%)	274
53	Veronica	1 in 283 (0.4%)	264
54	Natalie	1 in 289 (0.3%)	258
55	Tina	1 in 296 (0.3%)	252
56	Lauren	1 in 297 (0.3%)	251
57	Jacqueline	1 in 300 (0.3%)	249
58	Cynthia	1 in 302 (0.3%)	247
59	Sandra	1 in 302 (0.3%)	247
60	Dana	1 in 311 (0.3%)	240
61	Catherine	1 in 312 (0.3%)	239
62	Katie	1 in 318 (0.3%)	235
63	Courtney	1 in 322 (0.3%)	232
64	Gina	1 in 326 (0.3%)	229
65	Stacey	1 in 326 (0.3%)	229
66	Alicia	1 in 332 (0.3%)	225
67	Kristina	1 in 332 (0.3%)	225
68	Anna	1 in 333 (0.3%)	224
69	Kristen	1 in 347 (0.3%)	215
70	Leslie	1 in 362 (0.3%)	206
71	Holly	1 in 366 (0.3%)	204
72	Brandi	1 in 370 (0.3%)	202
73	Kristy	1 in 377 (0.3%)	198
74	Lindsay	1 in 377 (0.3%)	198
75	Melinda	1 in 379 (0.3%)	197
76	Allison	1 in 381 (0.3%)	196
77	Heidi	1 in 391 (0.3%)	191
78	Beth	1 in 401 (0.2%)	186
79	Renee	1 in 404 (0.2%)	185
80	Nichole	1 in 406 (0.2%)	184
81	Cheryl	1 in 408 (0.2%)	183
82	Misty	1 in 408 (0.2%)	183
83	Melanie	1 in 415 (0.2%)	180
84	Anne	1 in 419 (0.2%)	178
85	Colleen	1 in 419 (0.2%)	178
86	Denise	1 in 427 (0.2%)	175
87	Meghan	1 in 427 (0.2%)	175
88	Theresa	1 in 427 (0.2%)	175
89	Katrina	1 in 429 (0.2%)	174
90	Margaret	1 in 437 (0.2%)	171
91	Michele	1 in 439 (0.2%)	170
92	Teresa	1 in 439 (0.2%)	170
93	Vanessa	1 in 439 (0.2%)	170
94	Valerie	1 in 442 (0.2%)	169
95	Victoria	1 in 442 (0.2%)	169
96	Brooke	1 in 447 (0.2%)	167
97	Nancy	1 in 447 (0.2%)	167
98	Pamela	1 in 452 (0.2%)	165
99	Wendy	1 in 464 (0.2%)	161
100	Mindy	1 in 467 (0.2%)	160