# IL baby name patterns

Canonical URL: https://mybabyeta.com/babynames/state/IL
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration public baby-name records
Latest year: 2024

## Summary
The most distinctive returned name for IL is Yousef, at about 3.4x the national rate.

## Most distinctive names
- Yousef (M): 3.4x national rate; state rank #274; national rank #633
- Yahya (M): 3.3x national rate; state rank #313; national rank #704
- Inaya (F): 2.7x national rate; state rank #328; national rank #645
- Francesca (F): 2.7x national rate; state rank #133; national rank #326
- Ahmad (M): 2.7x national rate; state rank #342; national rank #665
- Vincenzo (M): 2.7x national rate; state rank #384; national rank #710
- Fiona (F): 2.5x national rate; state rank #192; national rank #413
- Musa (M): 2.4x national rate; state rank #289; national rank #520
- Ibrahim (M): 2.4x national rate; state rank #191; national rank #359
- Mohammad (M): 2.4x national rate; state rank #294; national rank #534
- Melina (F): 2.4x national rate; state rank #354; national rank #630
- Zain (M): 2.4x national rate; state rank #303; national rank #553
- Santino (M): 2.4x national rate; state rank #201; national rank #364
- Hamza (M): 2.4x national rate; state rank #292; national rank #522
- Jream (F): 2.3x national rate; state rank #344; national rank #604

## Methodology notes
- State strength compares a state rate with the national rate for the same name and sex.
- State data is latest-year only in this public version.
- Rare state spellings may be suppressed in SSA files.
- Full methodology: https://mybabyeta.com/babynames/methodology