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, Yousef is about 3.4× as common as nationally among the strongest returned state signals.
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Most distinctive names
State rank #274; national rank #633.
YahyaMState rank #313; national rank #704.
InayaFState rank #328; national rank #645.
FrancescaFState rank #133; national rank #326.
AhmadMState rank #342; national rank #665.
VincenzoMState rank #384; national rank #710.
FionaFState rank #192; national rank #413.
MusaMState rank #289; national rank #520.
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Familiar local favorites
Recognizable national names that are still especially local to Illinois.
National rank #633; 8.6 per 10k in Illinois.
YahyaMNational rank #704; 7.2 per 10k in Illinois.
InayaFNational rank #645; 7.6 per 10k in Illinois.
FrancescaFNational rank #326; 16.3 per 10k in Illinois.
AhmadMNational rank #665; 6.4 per 10k in Illinois.
VincenzoMNational rank #710; 5.8 per 10k in Illinois.
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| Name | Sex | State rank | National rank | State rate | National rate | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yousef | M | #274 | #633 | 8.6 | 2.6 | 3.4× |
| Yahya | M | #313 | #704 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 3.3× |
| Inaya | F | #328 | #645 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 2.7× |
| Francesca | F | #133 | #326 | 16.3 | 6.0 | 2.7× |
| Ahmad | M | #342 | #665 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 2.7× |
| Vincenzo | M | #384 | #710 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 2.7× |
| Fiona | F | #192 | #413 | 12.3 | 4.9 | 2.5× |
| Musa | M | #289 | #520 | 8.0 | 3.3 | 2.4× |
| Ibrahim | M | #191 | #359 | 13.0 | 5.4 | 2.4× |
| Mohammad | M | #294 | #534 | 7.8 | 3.2 | 2.4× |
| Melina | F | #354 | #630 | 6.9 | 2.9 | 2.4× |
| Zain | M | #303 | #553 | 7.4 | 3.1 | 2.4× |
| Santino | M | #201 | #364 | 12.6 | 5.3 | 2.4× |
| Hamza | M | #292 | #522 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 2.4× |
| Jream | F | #344 | #604 | 7.1 | 3.1 | 2.3× |
| Maryam | F | #206 | #406 | 11.6 | 5.0 | 2.3× |
| Yusuf | M | #267 | #473 | 8.8 | 3.8 | 2.3× |
| Zyaire | M | #164 | #299 | 15.0 | 6.5 | 2.3× |
| Violeta | F | #324 | #542 | 7.8 | 3.5 | 2.2× |
| Maeve | F | #33 | #84 | 42.6 | 19.2 | 2.2× |
| Mark | M | #134 | #245 | 18.0 | 8.4 | 2.1× |
| Rayan | M | #264 | #437 | 9.0 | 4.2 | 2.1× |
| Amina | F | #174 | #320 | 13.2 | 6.2 | 2.1× |
| Muhammad | M | #135 | #242 | 18.0 | 8.5 | 2.1× |
| Idris | M | #465 | #727 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 2.1× |
| Jamir | M | #329 | #535 | 6.8 | 3.2 | 2.1× |
| Samir | M | #376 | #580 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 2.1× |
| Tadeo | M | #244 | #413 | 9.6 | 4.6 | 2.1× |
| Aisha | F | #199 | #355 | 11.6 | 5.6 | 2.1× |
| Zahra | F | #334 | #524 | 7.6 | 3.7 | 2.1× |
| Kareem | M | #442 | #673 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 2.0× |
| Kyaire | M | #426 | #652 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 2.0× |
| Cassandra | F | #374 | #601 | 6.2 | 3.1 | 2.0× |
| Tessa | F | #182 | #308 | 12.9 | 6.4 | 2.0× |
| Veda | F | #454 | #688 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 2.0× |
| Faye | F | #351 | #544 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 2.0× |
| Rocco | M | #321 | #499 | 7.0 | 3.6 | 2.0× |
| Sincere | M | #405 | #601 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 2.0× |
| Jazlyn | F | #218 | #356 | 10.9 | 5.6 | 2.0× |
| Lana | F | #237 | #381 | 10.3 | 5.3 | 2.0× |
| Leonardo | M | #39 | #88 | 44.8 | 23.0 | 1.9× |
| Bridget | F | #466 | #692 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 1.9× |
| Demi | F | #292 | #450 | 8.5 | 4.4 | 1.9× |
| Sloane | F | #86 | #159 | 23.2 | 12.0 | 1.9× |
| Lionel | M | #374 | #552 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 1.9× |
| Amelie | F | #491 | #715 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 1.9× |
| Rio | M | #339 | #513 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 1.9× |
| Angelo | M | #186 | #284 | 13.0 | 6.9 | 1.9× |
| Luciana | F | #158 | #264 | 14.3 | 7.6 | 1.9× |
| Louisa | F | #529 | #736 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 1.9× |
| Donovan | M | #334 | #503 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 1.9× |
| Patrick | M | #138 | #221 | 17.8 | 9.5 | 1.9× |
| Connor | M | #63 | #122 | 32.6 | 17.4 | 1.9× |
| Mauricio | M | #446 | #628 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 1.9× |
| Lee | M | #503 | #711 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 1.9× |
| Milena | F | #422 | #611 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 1.9× |
| Emilio | M | #92 | #157 | 25.6 | 13.8 | 1.9× |
| Coraline | F | #520 | #726 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 1.8× |
| Malani | F | #211 | #325 | 11.2 | 6.1 | 1.8× |
| Zaire | M | #314 | #464 | 7.2 | 3.9 | 1.8× |
| Briar | F | #360 | #525 | 6.7 | 3.6 | 1.8× |
| Romina | F | #338 | #484 | 7.4 | 4.0 | 1.8× |
| Dakari | M | #527 | #749 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.8× |
| Jaylani | F | #352 | #505 | 6.9 | 3.8 | 1.8× |
| Carmella | F | #541 | #744 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 1.8× |
| Shane | M | #432 | #597 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 1.8× |
| Noor | F | #532 | #704 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1.8× |
| Yaretzi | F | #535 | #705 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1.8× |
| Leonard | M | #480 | #670 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 1.8× |
| Zamir | M | #539 | #737 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.8× |
| Carmelo | M | #452 | #624 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 1.8× |
| Dylan | F | #497 | #678 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 1.8× |
| Della | F | #402 | #574 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 1.8× |
| Adam | M | #56 | #101 | 36.2 | 20.5 | 1.8× |
| Ford | M | #409 | #569 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 1.8× |
| Ali | M | #217 | #322 | 11.0 | 6.2 | 1.8× |
| Nicole | F | #212 | #312 | 11.2 | 6.3 | 1.8× |
| Julieta | F | #185 | #278 | 12.7 | 7.2 | 1.8× |
| Keegan | M | #414 | #568 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 1.8× |
| Maximiliano | M | #209 | #289 | 11.8 | 6.7 | 1.8× |