BABY NAMES BY STATE

By state

Most popular baby names in Illinois

The most popular baby names in Illinois in 2025, ranked from real Social Security Administration birth records. Illinois has recorded 16,484,702 births with a first name since 1910.

Top girls’ names

Girls in Illinois

  1. #1Olivia501 in 2025
  2. #2Charlotte500 in 2025
  3. #3Sophia473 in 2025
  4. #4Emma458 in 2025
  5. #5Mia412 in 2025
  6. #6Amelia405 in 2025
  7. #7Sofia343 in 2025
  8. #8Isabella338 in 2025
  9. #9Camila298 in 2025
  10. #10Evelyn296 in 2025
  11. #11Eliana281 in 2025
  12. #12Violet273 in 2025
  13. #13Eleanor268 in 2025
  14. #14Nora260 in 2025
  15. #15Penelope255 in 2025
  16. #17Ava240 in 2025
  17. #18Chloe217 in 2025
  18. #19Gianna216 in 2025
  19. #20Elizabeth215 in 2025
  20. #21Emilia214 in 2025
  21. #22Lily214 in 2025
  22. #23Grace210 in 2025
  23. #24Harper210 in 2025
  24. #25Aria206 in 2025
  25. #26Elena206 in 2025

Top boys’ names

Boys in Illinois

  1. #1Liam690 in 2025
  2. #2Noah683 in 2025
  3. #3Oliver541 in 2025
  4. #4Theodore537 in 2025
  5. #5Henry462 in 2025
  6. #6Mateo417 in 2025
  7. #7James406 in 2025
  8. #8Leo385 in 2025
  9. #9Benjamin365 in 2025
  10. #10Sebastian360 in 2025
  11. #11Santiago356 in 2025
  12. #12Lucas340 in 2025
  13. #13Jack335 in 2025
  14. #14William334 in 2025
  15. #15Michael329 in 2025
  16. #16Julian314 in 2025
  17. #17Luca302 in 2025
  18. #18Elijah296 in 2025
  19. #19Elias293 in 2025
  20. #20Owen289 in 2025
  21. #21Daniel284 in 2025
  22. #22John279 in 2025
  23. #23Alexander261 in 2025
  24. #24Joseph261 in 2025
  25. #25Bennett259 in 2025

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names by state of birth (public domain). Rank is by birth count within Illinois for each year.