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Most popular baby names in Illinois

Liam and Olivia were the top names for babies born in Illinois in 2025. Social Security counted 484,500 babies with listed names there from 2021 to 2025.

Names much more popular in Illinois

Names given at least twice as often in Illinois as nationally, 2021 to 2025, with how many times more common they are.

Boys

  1. Jakub 10.2× (66)
  2. Filip 9.6× (79)
  3. Antoni 6.7× (57)
  4. Marko 4.3× (47)
  5. Haroon 4× (48)
  6. Umar 3.9× (93)
  7. Maksim 3.8× (43)
  8. Syed 3.7× (75)
  9. Damir 3.6× (147)
  10. Isa 3.6× (99)
  11. Usman 3.6× (50)
  12. Yousef 3.5× (153)
  13. Karam 3.5× (55)
  14. Aleksander 3.3× (62)
  15. Kahari 3.2× (41)

Girls

  1. Zofia 5× (56)
  2. Arwa 3.8× (46)
  3. Daria 3.5× (52)
  4. Zaina 3.4× (69)
  5. Minha 3.4× (47)
  6. Klara 3.3× (53)
  7. Nell 3.3× (58)
  8. Asiya 3.2× (72)
  9. Jannah 3× (48)
  10. Melania 2.9× (61)
  11. Alaysia 2.8× (45)
  12. Shae 2.8× (40)
  13. Italy 2.7× (45)
  14. Eleni 2.7× (80)
  15. Zainab 2.6× (111)

Top boy names in Illinois, 2025

  1. Liam 690
  2. Noah 683
  3. Oliver 541
  4. Theodore 537
  5. Henry 462
  6. Mateo 417
  7. James 406
  8. Leo 385
  9. Benjamin 365
  10. Sebastian 360
  11. Santiago 356
  12. Lucas 340
  13. Jack 335
  14. William 334
  15. Michael 329
  16. Julian 314
  17. Luca 302
  18. Elijah 296
  19. Elias 293
  20. Owen 289
  21. Daniel 284
  22. John 279
  23. Alexander 261
  24. Joseph 261
  25. Bennett 259
  26. Cooper 259
  27. Levi 249
  28. Ethan 245
  29. Gabriel 243
  30. Charles 239
  31. Samuel 238
  32. Miles 236
  33. Thomas 236
  34. Hudson 235
  35. Cameron 230
  36. Anthony 225
  37. Jackson 225
  38. Logan 215
  39. Ezra 214
  40. David 212
  41. Matthew 211
  42. Asher 209
  43. Carter 204
  44. Leonardo 203
  45. Adam 200
  46. Thiago 200
  47. Mason 198
  48. Roman 197
  49. Isaac 196
  50. Wyatt 189
  51. August 182
  52. Angel 181
  53. Dylan 181
  54. Emiliano 179
  55. Caleb 176
  56. Luke 176
  57. Beau 173
  58. Luka 173
  59. Jacob 172
  60. Nolan 172
  61. Maverick 165
  62. Everett 163
  63. Wesley 163
  64. Grayson 162
  65. Lincoln 160
  66. Vincent 160
  67. Aiden 157
  68. Gael 156
  69. Nathan 155
  70. Brooks 154
  71. Ezekiel 154
  72. Theo 154
  73. Isaiah 152
  74. Adrian 147
  75. Rowan 147
  76. George 146
  77. Amir 145
  78. Weston 145
  79. Arthur 144
  80. Waylon 140
  81. Adriel 139
  82. Lorenzo 139
  83. Joshua 138
  84. Parker 137
  85. Josiah 135
  86. Archer 134
  87. Andrew 133
  88. Christian 132
  89. Nicholas 132
  90. Axel 130
  91. Christopher 130
  92. Damian 130
  93. Enzo 124
  94. Dominic 123
  95. Eithan 119
  96. Dean 118
  97. Emmett 118
  98. Aaron 117
  99. Robert 116
  100. Jayden 115

Top girl names in Illinois, 2025

  1. Olivia 501
  2. Charlotte 500
  3. Sophia 473
  4. Emma 458
  5. Mia 412
  6. Amelia 405
  7. Sofia 343
  8. Isabella 338
  9. Camila 298
  10. Evelyn 296
  11. Eliana 281
  12. Violet 273
  13. Eleanor 268
  14. Nora 260
  15. Penelope 255
  16. Ailany 242
  17. Ava 240
  18. Chloe 217
  19. Gianna 216
  20. Elizabeth 215
  21. Emilia 214
  22. Lily 214
  23. Grace 210
  24. Harper 210
  25. Aria 206
  26. Elena 206
  27. Isla 205
  28. Zoe 205
  29. Hazel 204
  30. Layla 204
  31. Lucy 200
  32. Emily 190
  33. Luna 185
  34. Mila 184
  35. Ivy 181
  36. Ella 180
  37. Valentina 179
  38. Avery 178
  39. Maeve 169
  40. Aurora 168
  41. Madison 168
  42. Scarlett 168
  43. Lainey 165
  44. Eloise 160
  45. Josephine 160
  46. Leilani 160
  47. Ellie 157
  48. Maya 153
  49. Naomi 153
  50. Lucia 147
  51. Vivian 146
  52. Lillian 145
  53. Willow 145
  54. Victoria 142
  55. Abigail 137
  56. Hannah 135
  57. Nova 135
  58. Riley 132
  59. Stella 131
  60. Sophie 130
  61. Ayla 129
  62. Zoey 129
  63. Claire 128
  64. Iris 128
  65. Clara 126
  66. Liliana 126
  67. Delilah 125
  68. Madeline 123
  69. Quinn 123
  70. Adeline 119
  71. Sadie 116
  72. Madelyn 115
  73. Leah 112
  74. Ruby 112
  75. Margot 109
  76. Audrey 108
  77. Genesis 105
  78. Lyla 105
  79. Cecilia 104
  80. Julia 104
  81. Georgia 102
  82. Sienna 100
  83. Catalina 98
  84. Melody 98
  85. Daisy 97
  86. Millie 96
  87. Addison 95
  88. Alice 95
  89. Kennedy 95
  90. Sloane 95
  91. Natalie 93
  92. Gabriella 92
  93. Natalia 92
  94. Emerson 91
  95. Amara 90
  96. Parker 90
  97. Emery 89
  98. Melanie 88
  99. Valerie 88
  100. Eden 87

Questions

What is the most popular baby name in Illinois?
In 2025, the most popular names in Illinois were Liam for boys (690 babies) and Olivia for girls (501 babies).
Which names are unusually popular in Illinois?
From 2021 to 2025, Jakub was 10.2 times more common for boys in Illinois than across the US, and Zofia was 5 times more common for girls.

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