Trend of the Popularity of John as a Male Baby Name in Illinois

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 285 male babies that were named John in Illinois, which was 0.57% of the total number of male babies born in Illinois in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name John peaked as a male baby name in Illinois in 1980 with a count of 1,691 babies, which was 1.96% of the total male babies born in Illinois in 1980.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in Illinois that were named John, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in Illinois that were named John.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named John in Illinois

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named John in Illinois

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in Illinois who were named John from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of John as a Male Baby Name in Illinois

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	1691	1.96
1981	1663	1.97
1982	1678	2.00
1983	1530	1.87
1984	1465	1.79
1985	1345	1.64
1986	1307	1.64
1987	1359	1.66
1988	1327	1.59
1989	1342	1.55
1990	1285	1.44
1991	1277	1.46
1992	1211	1.41
1993	1169	1.37
1994	1213	1.44
1995	1130	1.37
1996	990	1.22
1997	1046	1.31
1998	979	1.22
1999	886	1.11
2000	924	1.15
2001	861	1.07
2002	838	1.07
2003	755	0.95
2004	715	0.91
2005	752	0.98
2006	683	0.89
2007	605	0.78
2008	542	0.73
2009	509	0.70
2010	470	0.67
2011	471	0.70
2012	457	0.69
2013	409	0.62
2014	434	0.65
2015	417	0.63
2016	405	0.63
2017	361	0.58
2018	352	0.59
2019	327	0.57
2020	308	0.56
2021	287	0.53
2022	251	0.49
2023	294	0.59
2024	285	0.57