100 Most Popular Baby Boy Names in Illinois (Updated for 2022)

In this section of the site we have data on the most popular baby names since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2022. These names are taken directly from the Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.

The table below shows the top 100 most popular baby boy names for the latest year, 2022, with a total count for the number of births registered with that given name.

You might be wondering why we don't have data for the current year, 2024. This is because the Social Security Administration who collect the data have to first verify it and safeguard privacy. Data from the previous year is released around May each year.

Rank	Name	Count
1	Noah	696
2	Liam	584
3	Oliver	545
4	Mateo	485
5	Theodore	470
6	Benjamin	462
7	Henry	450
8	James	411
9	William	406
10	Sebastian	399
11	Jack	394
12	Elijah	376
13	Daniel	359
14	Michael	353
15	Leo	340
16	Owen	340
17	Alexander	337
18	Logan	327
19	Julian	315
20	Lucas	312
21	Anthony	311
22	Luca	302
23	Mason	294
24	Leonardo	271
25	Santiago	266
26	Aiden	265
27	Jackson	264
28	David	262
29	Levi	256
30	Jacob	252
31	John	251
32	Joseph	246
33	Charles	245
34	Ethan	238
35	Hudson	238
36	Asher	237
37	Miles	234
38	Isaac	230
39	Gabriel	219
40	Thomas	219
41	Dylan	218
42	Wyatt	216
43	Jayden	213
44	Maverick	210
45	Samuel	209
46	Ezra	205
47	Nathan	205
48	Cameron	202
49	Elias	201
50	Lincoln	200
51	Cooper	195
52	Carter	191
53	Grayson	191
54	Matthew	189
55	Adrian	188
56	Ezekiel	187
57	Luke	186
58	Adam	184
59	Josiah	182
60	Nolan	182
61	Caleb	172
62	Emmett	171
63	Bennett	169
64	Wesley	166
65	Joshua	165
66	Christopher	161
67	Angel	157
68	Andrew	155
69	Jordan	155
70	Nicholas	154
71	Kai	153
72	Axel	151
73	Jonathan	151
74	Amir	150
75	Brooks	150
76	Everett	150
77	Isaiah	150
78	Landon	150
79	Roman	146
80	Damian	144
81	Dominic	143
82	Robert	143
83	August	142
84	Gael	142
85	Christian	140
86	Connor	140
87	Ian	140
88	Theo	140
89	Ryan	137
90	Jaxon	136
91	Lorenzo	135
92	Luka	135
93	Eli	133
94	Giovanni	133
95	Vincent	132
96	Xavier	131
97	Kayden	130
98	Declan	128
99	Parker	127
100	Easton	126

Most Popular Illinois Baby Boy Names by Year

We have data on the most popular baby boy names in Illinois for each year since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2022.

However, 112 years is a lot of data to display, so in the sections below we'll show you the top 5 most popular baby boy names for each of the last 10 years.

Popular Baby Boy Names in Illinois for 2021

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Illinois for births recorded in 2021 is Noah.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Noah	648
2	Liam	613
3	Oliver	584
4	Henry	498
5	Benjamin	490

Popular Baby Boy Names in Illinois for 2020

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Illinois for births recorded in 2020 is Noah.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Noah	709
2	Liam	621
3	Oliver	606
4	Benjamin	541
5	Henry	474

Popular Baby Boy Names in Illinois for 2019

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Illinois for births recorded in 2019 is Noah.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Noah	769
2	Liam	636
3	Benjamin	630
4	Oliver	571
5	Alexander	508

Popular Baby Boy Names in Illinois for 2018

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Illinois for births recorded in 2018 is Noah.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Noah	718
2	Liam	712
3	Oliver	586
4	Benjamin	548
5	William	532

Popular Baby Boy Names in Illinois for 2017

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Illinois for births recorded in 2017 is Noah.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Noah	774
2	Liam	663
3	Benjamin	621
4	Logan	596
5	Alexander	584

Popular Baby Boy Names in Illinois for 2016

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Illinois for births recorded in 2016 is Noah.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Noah	798
2	Liam	666
3	Alexander	637
4	William	632
5	Benjamin	631

Popular Baby Boy Names in Illinois for 2015

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Illinois for births recorded in 2015 is Noah.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Noah	868
2	Liam	713
3	Alexander	708
4	Jacob	652
5	Michael	619

Popular Baby Boy Names in Illinois for 2014

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Illinois for births recorded in 2014 is Noah.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Noah	842
2	Alexander	750
3	William	687
4	Michael	680
5	Liam	670

Popular Baby Boy Names in Illinois for 2013

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Illinois for births recorded in 2013 is Noah.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Noah	760
2	Alexander	735
3	Jacob	733
4	Liam	726
5	Michael	700

Popular Baby Boy Names in Illinois for 2012

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Illinois for births recorded in 2012 is Jacob.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Jacob	764
2	Alexander	747
3	Noah	747
4	Michael	710
5	Ethan	679

Data Source(s)

All of the data on this page is sourced from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and excludes any names with fewer than 5 occurrences in any geographic area.

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