Fastest-Rising Girl Names in the United States in 1946

US Baby Girl Names in 1946: Historical Trending Rankings

Explore the historical archive of the Fastest-Rising American girl names in 1946. Based on official Social Security Administration (SSA) birth data, Namedary identifies names with significant year-over-year improvements in popularity rank while applying a minimum birth-volume threshold. The rankings measure upward movement in rank rather than growth in the number of births.

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Fastest-Rising Girl Names in the US in 1946 (Official SSA Trends)

Algorithmic Standard: Names must meet the regional minimum birth-volume threshold and show a year-over-year popularity rank improvement of more than 10% to qualify as trending. Newly ranked names can also qualify when they meet the same volume threshold. Results are ordered by the size of the rank improvement.

1. Laura

   #11946

   PopularTimelessGirl Name

   Laura is a Latin name meaning “laurel”.

2. Linda

   #21946

   PopularTimelessGirl Name

   Linda is a Germanic name meaning “soft or gentle”.

3. Diana

   #31946

   PopularTimelessGirl Name

   Diana is a Latin name meaning “divine”.

4. Vicki

   #41946

   CommonRetroGirl Name

   Vicki is a Latin name meaning “victory”.

5. Victoria

   #51946

   PopularTimelessGirl Name

   Victoria is a Latin name meaning “victory”.

6. Susan

   #61946

   PopularTimelessGirl Name

   Susan is a Hebrew name meaning “lily”.

7. Dianne

   #71946

   CommonVintageGirl Name

   Dianne is a Latin name meaning “divine”.

8. Rosemary

   #81946

   PopularTimelessGirl Name

   Rosemary is a Latin name meaning “dew of the sea”.

9. Christine

   #91946

   PopularTimelessGirl Name

   Christine is a Greek name meaning “anointed”.

10. Paula

    #101946

    CommonTimelessGirl Name

    Paula is a Latin name meaning “small”.

11. Cynthia

    #111946

    CommonTimelessGirl Name

    Cynthia is a Greek name meaning “woman from Mount Cynthus”.

12. Janie

    #121946

    CommonTimelessGirl Name

    Janie is a Hebrew name meaning “God is gracious”.

Explore Fastest-Growing Girl Names by Year in United States

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