Vital Statistics Trivia

Illinois Trivia Information

What was the largest baby born in Illinois?
The day most births occurred?
The oldest bride and groom?
The month in which most marriages take place?
2006 Illinois Selected Vital Statistics

Natality
Total for Year  

180,503

  
Oldest Father  

71

  
Youngest Father  

13

  
Oldest Mother  

58

  
Youngest Mother  

11

  
       
Median Age of Parents at Time of Birth
Father  

31.0

  
Mother  

28.1

  
       
Largest Live Birth  

14 lbs. 13 Ozs.

  
Median Weight  

7 lbs. 5 Ozs.

  
 

Most Popular Names for Babies

Boys' Names

Number

Girls' Names

Number
Daniel

1,033

 Emily

930
Jacob

1,001

 Isabella

820
Michael

999

 Emma

817
Alexander

968

 Olivia

813
Joshua

938

 Ava

730
Anthony

922

 Abigail

692
Matthew

889

 Madison

663
Joseph

837

 Grace

642
Andrew

813

 Sophia

633
Ethan

809

 Mia

613

 

Day Most Births Occurred

December 20

   Number of Events

666
Day Fewest Births Occurred

December 24

   Number of Events

267
Month Most Births Occurred

August

   Number of Events

16,166
Month Fewest Births Occurred

February

   Number of Events

13,784
 

Mortality

Total for Year   102,122
 
Oldest Male

110

   Oldest Female

118

 

Median Age of Death - 10 Yr. Comparison

1996

Male

72.6

Female

80.1

Both

76.4

2006

Male

74.2

Female

81.8

Both

78.4

 

Day Most Deaths Occurred

   March 11   Number of Events 350

Day Fewest Deaths Occurred

   September 13   Number of Events 219

Month Most Deaths Occurred

   March   Number of Events 9,696

Month Fewest Deaths Occurred

   June   Number of Events 7,711
 

Marriages
 

Total for Year   77,959
 

 

      

Oldest Groom

98

  

Oldest Bride

91

Youngest Groom

16

  

Youngest Bride

16

Median Age Groom

30.3

  

Median Age Bride

28.2

 

Month Most Marriages Occurred

   September  

Number of Events

 9,269

Month Fewest Marriages Occurred

   January  

Number of Events

 3,589
 

Divorces
 

Total for Year   32,141
         

Oldest Male Divorcee

102

  

Oldest Female Divorcee

88

Youngest Male Divorcee

16

  

Youngest Female Divorcee

16

Median Age Male Divorcee

39.8

  

Median Age Female Divorcee

37.6

 

Month Most Divorces Occurred

   March  

Number of Events

 3,034

Month Fewest Divorces Occurred

   February  

Number of Events

 2,268

Illinois' Most Popular Baby Names
Jacob, Michael, Matthew, and Daniel. Emily, Hannah, Jessica and Grace. Illinois parents find these names to their liking. These boy and girl names have dominated the list of the state's most popular baby names since 1980. The top 25 boy and girl names are here in order by popularity. 

Boys
Order 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
1 Jacob
1,640		 Jacob
1466		 Michael
1,439		 Michael
1,358		 Jacob
1,276

Jacob
1,131 
2 Michael
1,553		 Michael
1,461		 Jacob
1,405		 Jacob
1,274		 Michael
1273

Michael
1,123
3 Matthew
1,420		 Matthew
1,362		 Matthew
1,164		 Daniel
1,106		 Daniel
1,160

Daniel
1,076
4 Daniel
1,269		 Daniel
1,175		 Daniel
1,151		 Joseph
1,084		 Anthony
1,058

Alexander
1,006
5 Nicholas
1,211		 Nicholas
1,155		 Joshua
1,063		 Anthony
1,078		 Joshua
1,036

Matthew
987
6 Joseph
1,149		 Joshua
1,127		 Nicholas
1,035		 Matthew
1,076		 Alexander
1,020

Joseph
967
7 Joshua
1,123		 Anthony
1,033		 Anthony
999		 Joshua
1,022		 Matthew
1,013

Joshua
956
8 Anthony
1,017		 Joseph
1,030		 Joseph
991		 Alexander
1,009		 Joseph
944

Anthony
937
9 Andrew
991		 Andrew
972		 Alexander
979		 Andrew
995		 Andrew
933

Andrew
881
10 Ryan
974		 Alexander
950		 Andrew
971		 Nicholas
974		 Nicholas
916

Ryan
862
11 Alexander
944		 David
929		 Ethan
929		 Ryan
958		 Ryan
902		 Ethan
838
12 Christopher
940		 Christopher
910		 Tyler
860		 David
878		 Ethan
871		 David
832
13 John
935		 John
882		 David
848		 Tyler
847		 David
864		 Nicholas
827
14 Tyler
935		 Ryan
867		 John
846		 Ethan
844		 William
832		 John
768
15 David
873		 Tyler
852		 Ryan
839		 William
785		 Tyler
815		 William
765
16 Brandon
860		 William
844		 William
822		 Christopher
767		 Christopher
773		 Tyler
735
17 Zachary
815		 Zachary
832		 Christopher
764		 John
764		 John
734		 Christopher
722
18 Jonathan
768		 Brandon
758		 Jonathan
749		 Nathan
707		 James
705		 Nathan
711
19 William
762		 Jonathan
750		 Brandon
728		 James
691		 Nathan
698		 Jack
670
20 Justin
756		 Ethan
746		 Benjamin
715		 Zachary
687		 Jonathan
665		 Benjamin
644
21 Benjamin
740		 James
728		 Zachery
710		 Benjamin
668		 Benjamin
663		 Jonathan
625
22 James
731		 Benjamin
687		 James
674		 Samuel
650		 Samuel
640		 Christian
600
23 Kevin
694		 Kevin
675		 Nathan
648		 Brandon
638		 Jack
639		 James
591
24 Ethan
692		 Samuel
675		 Kevin
628		 Dylan
634		 Dylan
615		 Samuel
588
25 Christian
691		 Dylan
665		 Samuel
628		 Kevin
629		 Zachary
610		 Brandon
571
 
Girls
Order 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
1 Emily
1,205		 Emily
1,182		 Emily
1,117		 Emily
1,132		 Emily
1,094

Emily
1,015
2 Hannah
1,041		 Hannah
882		 Emma
838		 Emma
1,046		 Emma
885

Emma
840
3 Jessica
843		 Jessica
793		 Madison
792		 Olivia
808		 Olivia
797

Olivia
797
4 Alexis
841		 Grace
778		 Olivia
790		 Abigail
793		 Abigail
748

Isabella
735
5 Samantha
816		 Madison
763		 Grace
775		 Grace
777		 Madison
732

Abigail
721
6 Grace
762		 Samantha
763		 Hannah
771		 Madison
736		 Grace
717

Ava
643
7 Elizabeth
739		 Abigail
738		 Abigail
735		 Elizabeth
686		 Isabella
679

Grace
642
8 Ashley
733		 Alexis
727		 Ashley
667		 Alexis
680		 Ashley
661

Samantha
607
9 Madison
715		 Elizabeth
710		 Samantha
661		 Hannah
659		 Elizabeth
641

Elizabeth
596
10 Sarah
694		 Olivia
666		 Alexis
651		 Ashley
644		 Samantha
604

Mia
591
11 Kayla
656		 Ashley
658		 Elizabeth
636		 Isabella
614		 Hannah
592

Madison
589
12 Lauren
653		 Emma
656		 Jessica
630		 Samantha
592		 Sarah
572

Hannah
586
13 Alyssa
651		 Sarah
652		 Alyssa
574		 Jessica
582		 Alexis
557

Sophia
566
14 Olivia
646		 Alyssa
621		 Sarah
570		 Sarah
582		 Alyssa
523

Ashley
559
15 Emma
624		 Kayla
593		 Isabella
568		 Kayla
542		 Jessica
497

Natalie
520
16 Abigail
607		 Taylor
580		 Lauren
537		 Alyssa
532		 Sophia
480

Alexis
489
17 Taylor
600		 Lauren
561		 Kayla
526		 Lauren
479		 Anna
477

Ella
443
18 Megan
573		 Anna
516		 Taylor
491		 Brianna
471		 Natalie
453

Alyssa
420
19 Brianna
533		 Jennifer
511		 Anna
479		 Anna
460		 Lauren
450

Jessica
420
20 Jennifer
516		 Megan
504		 Brianna
459		 Natalie
456		 Mia
432

Lauren
411
21 Anna
490		 Brianna
484		 Natalie
443		 Sophia
454		 Kayla
426

Sarah
404
22 Rachel
477		 Nicole
462		 Jennifer
428		 Taylor
407		 Ava
418

Anna
395
23 Sydney
476		 Julia
460		 Megan
428		 Jennifer
406		 Brianna
403

Julia
390
24 Natalie
471		 Sydney
455		 Sophia
414		 Julia
396		 Julia
399

Alexandra
372
25 Nicole
459		 Rachel
432		 Sydney
400		 Mia
393		 Ella
387

Kayla
360