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Most popular baby names in Illinois, 2025

The names given most often to babies born in Illinois in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 44,329 girls and 49,552 boys are in the Illinois list.

#1 for girls
Olivia
501 babies · #1 in the US
#1 for boys
Liam
690 babies · #1 in the US
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Top 25 girls · Illinois 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1Olivia“olive; olive branch”501same
  2. #2CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”500▲ 1
  3. #3Sophia“wisdom”473▲ 1
  4. #4Emma“entire”458▲ 1
  5. #5MiaEditor’s note Steady in the US: #6 in 2015 and #6 in 2025. About 1 in 150 US girls in the 2025 records412▼ 3
  6. #6Amelia“vigor, bravery”405same
  7. #7Sofia“wisdom, especially divine wisdom”343same
  8. #8IsabellaForm of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”338same
  9. #9CamilaEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #19 vs #1,051 in 2025298▲ 2
  10. #10EvelynSame root as Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”296▼ 1
  11. #11ElianaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #102 in 2015, #10 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel281▲ 3
  12. #12VioletFrom the word “violet”273same
  13. #13Eleanorpossibly “other”268▲ 3
  14. #14NoraForm of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”260▼ 1
  15. #15Penelopepossibly “duck”255▲ 9
  16. #16AilanyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #3,842 in 2015, #14 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel242▲ 99
  17. #17AvaEditor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records240▼ 7
  18. #18Chloe“young green shoot”217▼ 3
  19. #19GiannaSame root as Jane, meaning “God is gracious”216▲ 2
  20. #20Elizabeth“my God is an oath”215▲ 2
  21. #21EmiliaVariant of Emily, meaning “rival, emulator”214▲ 2
  22. #21LilyDiminutive of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”214▲ 15
  23. #23GraceFrom the word “grace”210▲ 4
  24. #23HarperFrom a surname for “a player of the harp”210▼ 5
  25. #25Aria“a musical aria”206▲ 3
  26. #25ElenaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #106 in 2015, #42 in 2025. 5 letters, starting with a vowel206▲ 7

Top 25 boys · Illinois 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”690same
  2. #2NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records683same
  3. #3OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records541same
  4. #4TheodoreEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 2025537same
  5. #5HenryEditor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records462▲ 1
  6. #6MateoSame root as Matthew, meaning “gift of the Lord”417▼ 1
  7. #7James“May He Heel”406same
  8. #8Leo“lion”385▲ 10
  9. #9Benjamin“son of the right/south or son of days”365▼ 1
  10. #10Sebastian“august, venerable, exalted”360▲ 3
  11. #11SantiagoSpanish form of James, meaning “May He Heel”356▼ 1
  12. #12LucasEditor’s note Up from #16 in 2015 to #10 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 170 US boys in the 2025 records340▼ 1
  13. #13JackShort form of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”335▼ 2
  14. #14William“will + helmet”334▼ 5
  15. #15Michael“who is like God?”329▼ 1
  16. #16Julian“Roman personal name”314▲ 1
  17. #17LucaForm of Lucy, meaning “light”302▼ 2
  18. #18Elijah“Yahweh is my god”296▲ 4
  19. #19EliasForm of Elijah, meaning “Yahweh is my god”293▲ 10
  20. #20OwenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #31 vs #170 in 2025289▼ 2
  21. #21Daniel“God is my judge”284▼ 5
  22. #22Johnpossibly “God is gracious”279▼ 1
  23. #23Alexander“to defend + man”261▼ 3
  24. #23Joseph“(God) shall add”261▲ 3
  25. #25BennettForm of Benedict, meaning “blessed, well spoken of”259▲ 2
  26. #25CooperEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #77 in 2015, #27 in 2025259▲ 52

Names that stand out in Illinois

Names in the Illinois top 100 that make up a bigger share of babies here than in the US overall. “2.0×” means the name’s share of Illinois births is twice its share of all US births.

Girls

NameIllinoisUSShare vs US
Maeve#39#761.9×
Lucia#50#831.8×
Julia#79#1311.7×
Quinn#68#971.7×
Emilia#21#451.7×
Sloane#87#1411.7×
Natalia#92#1441.6×
Camila#9#191.6×

Boys

NameIllinoisUSShare vs US
Adam#45#1012.0×
Leonardo#44#911.8×
Cameron#35#761.8×
George#76#1261.8×
Vincent#65#1071.7×
Emiliano#54#941.7×
Santiago#11#261.6×
Leo#8#191.6×

Counts: US Social Security Administration, state data for 2024 and 2025 (names given to 5 or more babies in Illinois). Ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank, so a list can run past 25 names. Shares divide by all listed babies of the same sex. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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