Fastest-Rising Girl Names in the United States in 1948

US Baby Girl Names in 1948: Historical Trending Rankings

Explore the historical archive of the Fastest-Rising American girl names in 1948. 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 1948 (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. Linda

   #11948

   PopularTimelessGirl Name

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

2. Deborah

   #21948

   PopularTimelessGirl Name

   Deborah is a Hebrew name meaning “bee”.

3. Kathleen

   #31948

   PopularTimelessGirl Name

   Kathleen is a Greek name meaning “pure”.

4. Lynda

   #41948

   CommonGirl Name

   Lynda is a Germanic name meaning “soft”.

5. Cynthia

   #51948

   CommonTimelessGirl Name

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

6. Cathy

   #61948

   CommonGirl Name

   Cathy is a Greek name meaning “pure”.

7. Donna

   #71948

   CommonTimelessGirl Name

   Donna is an Italian name meaning “lady”.

8. Rebecca

   #81948

   PopularTimelessGirl Name

   Rebecca is a Hebrew name meaning “snare”.

9. Paula

   #91948

   CommonTimelessGirl Name

   Paula is a Latin name meaning “small”.

10. Lynn

    #101948

    CommonTimelessGirl Name

    Lynn is a Welsh name meaning “lake”.

11. Michele

    #111948

    CommonVintageGirl Name

    Michele is a Hebrew name meaning “who is like God?”.

12. Kathy

    #121948

    CommonClassicGirl Name

    Kathy is a Greek name meaning “pure”.

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