Most popular girl names in Illinois — 2025

In 2025, the most popular girl name in Illinois was Olivia, followed by Charlotte and Sophia. The list below ranks the state's top 100 girls' names, each compared with its national rank — tap any name to see how it has trended over time.

Most distinctive baby names in Illinois

More common

Most distinctive Camila 1.6x more common ▲10 #9 vs US #19
Sofia 1.5x more common ▲2 #7 vs US #9 Sophia 1.4x more common ▲2 #3 vs US #5 Charlotte 1.4x more common ▲0 #2 vs US #2 Mia 1.3x more common ▲1 #5 vs US #6

Less common

No distinctive less-common names in the top 10

Percentages are each name's share of all girls born in Illinois. Final 2025 birth totals aren't published yet, so shares use 2024 births (the latest available) as an estimate.

Year
Spellings

Girls

  1. 1
    Olivia Same as US #1
    501
  2. 2
    Charlotte Same as US #2
    500
  3. 3
    Sophia ▲2 vs US #5
    473
  4. 4
    Emma ▼1 vs US #3
    458
  5. 5
    Mia ▲1 vs US #6
    412
  6. 6
    Amelia ▼2 vs US #4
    405
  7. 7
    Sofia ▲2 vs US #9
    343
  8. 8
    Isabella ▼1 vs US #7
    338
  9. 9
    Camila ▲10 vs US #19
    298
  10. 10
    Evelyn ▼2 vs US #8
    296
  11. 11
    Eliana ▼1 vs US #10
    281
  12. 12
    Violet ▲1 vs US #13
    273
  13. 13
    Eleanor ▼1 vs US #12
    268
  14. 14
    Nora ▲6 vs US #20
    260
  15. 15
    Penelope ▲7 vs US #22
    255
  16. 16
    Ailany ▼2 vs US #14
    242
  17. 17
    Ava ▼6 vs US #11
    240
  18. 18
    Chloe ▲5 vs US #23
    217
  19. 19
    Gianna ▲14 vs US #33
    216
  20. 20
    Elizabeth ▼3 vs US #17
    215
  21. 21
    Emilia ▲24 vs US #45
    214
  22. 21
    Lily ▼3 vs US #18
    214
  23. 23
    Grace ▲15 vs US #38
    210
  24. 23
    Harper ▼7 vs US #16
    210
  25. 25
    Aria ▲1 vs US #26
    206
  26. 25
    Elena ▲17 vs US #42
    206
  27. 27
    Isla ▲1 vs US #28
    205
  28. 27
    Zoe ▲4 vs US #31
    205
  29. 29
    Hazel ▼8 vs US #21
    204
  30. 29
    Layla ▲7 vs US #36
    204
  31. 31
    Lucy ▼7 vs US #24
    200
  32. 32
    Emily ▲2 vs US #34
    190
  33. 33
    Luna ▼6 vs US #27
    185
  34. 34
    Mila ▲9 vs US #43
    184
  35. 35
    Ivy ▲4 vs US #39
    181
  36. 36
    Ella ▼7 vs US #29
    180
  37. 37
    Valentina ▼2 vs US #35
    179
  38. 38
    Avery ▼1 vs US #37
    178
  39. 39
    Maeve ▲37 vs US #76
    169
  40. 40
    Aurora ▼25 vs US #15
    168
  41. 40
    Madison Same as US #40
    168
  42. 40
    Scarlett ▼8 vs US #32
    168
  43. 43
    Lainey ▼13 vs US #30
    165
  44. 44
    Eloise ▲5 vs US #49
    160
  45. 44
    Josephine ▲9 vs US #53
    160
  46. 44
    Leilani ▲16 vs US #60
    160
  47. 47
    Ellie ▼23 vs US #24
    157
  48. 48
    Maya ▲14 vs US #62
    153
  49. 48
    Naomi ▼1 vs US #47
    153
  50. 50
    Lucia ▲33 vs US #83
    147
  51. 51
    Vivian ▲19 vs US #70
    146
  52. 52
    Lillian ▲5 vs US #57
    145
  53. 52
    Willow ▼8 vs US #44
    145
  54. 54
    Victoria Same as US #54
    142
  55. 55
    Abigail ▼14 vs US #41
    137
  56. 56
    Hannah Same as US #56
    135
  57. 56
    Nova ▼10 vs US #46
    135
  58. 58
    Riley ▼10 vs US #48
    132
  59. 59
    Stella ▼7 vs US #52
    131
  60. 60
    Sophie ▼5 vs US #55
    130
  61. 61
    Ayla ▲16 vs US #77
    129
  62. 61
    Zoey ▲8 vs US #69
    129
  63. 63
    Claire ▲5 vs US #68
    128
  64. 63
    Iris ▼2 vs US #61
    128
  65. 65
    Clara ▼2 vs US #63
    126
  66. 65
    Liliana ▲13 vs US #78
    126
  67. 67
    Delilah ▼16 vs US #51
    125
  68. 68
    Madeline ▲13 vs US #81
    123
  69. 68
    Quinn ▲29 vs US #97
    123
  70. 70
    Adeline ▼11 vs US #59
    119
  71. 71
    Sadie ▼21 vs US #50
    116
  72. 72
    Madelyn ▼2 vs US #70
    115
  73. 73
    Leah ▼15 vs US #58
    112
  74. 73
    Ruby ▼9 vs US #64
    112
  75. 75
    Margot ▲27 vs US #102
    109
  76. 76
    Audrey ▲10 vs US #86
    108
  77. 77
    Genesis ▼11 vs US #66
    105
  78. 77
    Lyla ▲3 vs US #80
    105
  79. 79
    Cecilia ▲29 vs US #108
    104
  80. 79
    Julia ▲52 vs US #131
    104
  81. 81
    Georgia ▲18 vs US #99
    102
  82. 82
    Sienna ▲12 vs US #94
    100
  83. 83
    Catalina ▲28 vs US #111
    98
  84. 83
    Melody ▼4 vs US #79
    98
  85. 85
    Daisy ▼10 vs US #75
    97
  86. 86
    Millie ▼13 vs US #73
    96
  87. 87
    Addison ▼3 vs US #84
    95
  88. 87
    Alice ▼22 vs US #65
    95
  89. 87
    Kennedy ▼2 vs US #85
    95
  90. 87
    Sloane ▲54 vs US #141
    95
  91. 91
    Natalie ▼2 vs US #89
    93
  92. 92
    Gabriella ▲13 vs US #105
    92
  93. 92
    Natalia ▲52 vs US #144
    92
  94. 94
    Emerson ▲28 vs US #122
    91
  95. 95
    Amara ▲3 vs US #98
    90
  96. 95
    Parker ▲11 vs US #106
    90
  97. 97
    Emery ▼23 vs US #74
    89
  98. 98
    Melanie ▲44 vs US #142
    88
  99. 98
    Valerie ▲29 vs US #127
    88
  100. 100
    Eden ▼30 vs US #70
    87
  101. 100
    Jade ▼5 vs US #95
    87
  102. 100
    Rose ▲14 vs US #114
    87