Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ office revealed the 2025 list of rejected vanity and personalized license plate requests, highlighting that while Illinois drivers continue to get creative, some plate ideas still go too far. The office received 55,690 vanity and personalized plate requests this year. More than 550 were denied because the combinations were deemed inflammatory, profane, offensive or too difficult to read – all grounds for rejection under state law. The list of submissions turned away this year ranged from the crude to the simply outlandish. Among the notable rejects: BBL, BDASMOM, BLUBALN, BRICKED, IBPOOPN, ICUP, PRIUSSY, SNDNUDZ, SYBAU and TYPESHT. Under the Illinois Vehicle Code, the Secretary of State’s office has the authority to deny any vanity or personalized plate that “creates a connotation that is offensive to good taste and decency. Most Illinoisans begin the application process through the office’s popular Pick-a-Plate feature on the website – apps.ilsos.gov/pickaplate – which allows users to test various combinations to see if they are available before applying.