# 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: 2025

## Summary
The most distinctive returned name for IL is Yahya, at about 3.1x the national rate.

## Most distinctive names
- Yahya (M): 3.1x national rate; state rank #276; national rank #613
- Zaid (M): 2.8x national rate; state rank #332; national rank #679
- Ahmad (M): 2.6x national rate; state rank #344; national rank #673
- Hamza (M): 2.6x national rate; state rank #268; national rank #539
- Kareem (M): 2.5x national rate; state rank #386; national rank #704
- Muhammad (M): 2.5x national rate; state rank #112; national rank #238
- Idris (M): 2.5x national rate; state rank #368; national rank #685
- Francesca (F): 2.5x national rate; state rank #147; national rank #315
- Lara (F): 2.5x national rate; state rank #376; national rank #693
- Maryam (F): 2.4x national rate; state rank #172; national rank #358
- Noor (F): 2.4x national rate; state rank #369; national rank #654
- Georgina (F): 2.4x national rate; state rank #395; national rank #691
- Benicio (M): 2.4x national rate; state rank #376; national rank #676
- Fiona (F): 2.4x national rate; state rank #249; national rank #475
- Santino (M): 2.4x national rate; state rank #183; national rank #356

## 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