Given name
Illinois
Illinois is used as a given name. One Native American interpretation is “from the tribe of warriors; from the state of Illinois.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Native American interpretation is “from the tribe of warriors; from the state of Illinois.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Illinois through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16
- 5 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1923. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
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