Illinois baby name patterns
Names that are unusually common in Illinois compared with the U.S. overall. State data is latest-year only; national history lives on each name report.
In Illinois, Yahya is about 3.1× as common as nationally among the strongest returned state signals.
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Most distinctive names
State rank #276; national rank #613.
ZaidMState rank #332; national rank #679.
AhmadMState rank #344; national rank #673.
HamzaMState rank #268; national rank #539.
KareemMState rank #386; national rank #704.
MuhammadMState rank #112; national rank #238.
IdrisMState rank #368; national rank #685.
FrancescaFState rank #147; national rank #315.
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Recognizable national names that are still especially local to Illinois.
National rank #613; 8.3 per 10k in Illinois.
ZaidMNational rank #679; 6.7 per 10k in Illinois.
AhmadMNational rank #673; 6.3 per 10k in Illinois.
HamzaMNational rank #539; 8.5 per 10k in Illinois.
KareemMNational rank #704; 5.7 per 10k in Illinois.
MuhammadMNational rank #238; 21.8 per 10k in Illinois.
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| Name | Sex | State rank | National rank | State rate | National rate | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yahya | M | #276 | #613 | 8.3 | 2.7 | 3.1× |
| Zaid | M | #332 | #679 | 6.7 | 2.4 | 2.8× |
| Ahmad | M | #344 | #673 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 2.6× |
| Hamza | M | #268 | #539 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 2.6× |
| Kareem | M | #386 | #704 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 2.5× |
| Muhammad | M | #112 | #238 | 21.8 | 8.7 | 2.5× |
| Idris | M | #368 | #685 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 2.5× |
| Francesca | F | #147 | #315 | 15.3 | 6.2 | 2.5× |
| Lara | F | #376 | #693 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 2.5× |
| Maryam | F | #172 | #358 | 13.5 | 5.5 | 2.4× |
| Noor | F | #369 | #654 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 2.4× |
| Georgina | F | #395 | #691 | 6.1 | 2.6 | 2.4× |
| Benicio | M | #376 | #676 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 2.4× |
| Fiona | F | #249 | #475 | 9.7 | 4.1 | 2.4× |
| Santino | M | #183 | #356 | 12.9 | 5.5 | 2.4× |
| Yusuf | M | #248 | #439 | 9.7 | 4.2 | 2.3× |
| Adele | F | #422 | #717 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 2.3× |
| Sincere | M | #358 | #625 | 6.1 | 2.6 | 2.3× |
| Leslie | F | #429 | #712 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 2.3× |
| Musa | M | #263 | #465 | 8.9 | 3.9 | 2.3× |
| Yousef | M | #361 | #612 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 2.3× |
| Salvador | M | #475 | #749 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 2.2× |
| Zain | M | #333 | #568 | 6.7 | 3.1 | 2.2× |
| Mohammad | M | #288 | #500 | 7.7 | 3.5 | 2.2× |
| Ibrahim | M | #199 | #354 | 11.9 | 5.5 | 2.2× |
| Mara | F | #356 | #588 | 6.8 | 3.1 | 2.2× |
| Keegan | M | #371 | #609 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 2.1× |
| Demi | F | #226 | #393 | 10.4 | 5.0 | 2.1× |
| Amani | F | #425 | #644 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 2.0× |
| Alia | F | #214 | #377 | 10.8 | 5.4 | 2.0× |
| Tomas | M | #461 | #692 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 2.0× |
| Adhara | F | #224 | #388 | 10.4 | 5.2 | 2.0× |
| Aya | F | #390 | #600 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 2.0× |
| Mark | M | #145 | #245 | 16.8 | 8.3 | 2.0× |
| Michelle | F | #288 | #462 | 8.6 | 4.3 | 2.0× |
| Ahmed | M | #463 | #707 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 2.0× |
| Rayan | M | #250 | #391 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 2.0× |
| Dream | F | #275 | #443 | 8.8 | 4.5 | 2.0× |
| Mack | M | #194 | #322 | 12.3 | 6.3 | 2.0× |
| Nicole | F | #223 | #368 | 10.6 | 5.4 | 2.0× |
| Anahi | F | #313 | #488 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 2.0× |
| Adam | M | #46 | #102 | 40.4 | 20.6 | 2.0× |
| Maximilian | M | #330 | #516 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 2.0× |
| Zayd | M | #441 | #630 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 1.9× |
| Lionel | M | #449 | #650 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 1.9× |
| Maeve | F | #44 | #83 | 38.1 | 19.6 | 1.9× |
| Ali | M | #184 | #308 | 12.7 | 6.6 | 1.9× |
| Tessa | F | #203 | #322 | 11.7 | 6.1 | 1.9× |
| Ayaan | M | #212 | #338 | 11.3 | 5.9 | 1.9× |
| Jaylani | F | #250 | #390 | 9.7 | 5.1 | 1.9× |
| Johan | M | #326 | #501 | 6.7 | 3.5 | 1.9× |
| Mae | F | #346 | #510 | 7.0 | 3.7 | 1.9× |
| Rory | M | #122 | #197 | 19.6 | 10.4 | 1.9× |
| Alexis | M | #334 | #514 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 1.9× |
| Theodora | F | #505 | #726 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 1.9× |
| Talia | F | #167 | #266 | 14.2 | 7.5 | 1.9× |
| Francis | M | #267 | #418 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 1.9× |
| Jream | F | #353 | #520 | 6.8 | 3.6 | 1.9× |
| Isa | M | #513 | #737 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.9× |
| Kalani | F | #256 | #391 | 9.5 | 5.1 | 1.9× |
| Gwendolyn | F | #233 | #362 | 10.2 | 5.5 | 1.8× |
| Leonardo | M | #45 | #93 | 41.0 | 22.2 | 1.8× |
| Patrick | M | #148 | #236 | 16.1 | 8.8 | 1.8× |
| Thea | F | #245 | #369 | 9.9 | 5.4 | 1.8× |
| Mohamed | M | #213 | #327 | 11.3 | 6.2 | 1.8× |
| Emir | M | #366 | #548 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 1.8× |
| Alondra | F | #479 | #679 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 1.8× |
| Cameron | M | #37 | #78 | 46.4 | 25.5 | 1.8× |
| Ayleen | F | #467 | #650 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 1.8× |
| Nasir | M | #307 | #463 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 1.8× |
| Julieta | F | #142 | #224 | 16.0 | 8.8 | 1.8× |
| Ainsley | F | #341 | #490 | 7.0 | 3.9 | 1.8× |
| Esmeralda | F | #266 | #389 | 9.2 | 5.1 | 1.8× |
| Kyaire | M | #254 | #370 | 9.3 | 5.1 | 1.8× |
| Shane | M | #460 | #634 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 1.8× |
| Galilea | F | #471 | #636 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 1.8× |
| Franco | M | #525 | #743 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.8× |
| Noemi | F | #437 | #586 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 1.8× |
| George | M | #78 | #126 | 29.5 | 16.7 | 1.8× |
| Lucia | F | #52 | #89 | 33.2 | 18.8 | 1.8× |