Fastest-Rising Girl Names in the United States in 1949

US Baby Girl Names in 1949: Historical Trending Rankings

Explore the historical archive of the Fastest-Rising American girl names in 1949. 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 1949 (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. Deborah

   #11949

   PopularTimelessGirl Name

   Deborah is a Hebrew name meaning “bee”.

2. Susan

   #21949

   PopularTimelessGirl Name

   Susan is a Hebrew name meaning “lily”.

3. Teresa

   #31949

   PopularTimelessGirl Name

   Teresa is a Greek name meaning “to harvest”.

4. Regina

   #41949

   CommonTimelessGirl Name

   Regina is a Latin name meaning “queen”.

5. Theresa

   #51949

   CommonTimelessGirl Name

   Theresa is an Ancient Greek name meaning “to harvest”.

6. Valerie

   #61949

   PopularTimelessGirl Name

   Valerie is a Latin name meaning “to be strong”.

7. Barbara

   #71949

   CommonTimelessGirl Name

   Barbara is a Latin name meaning “foreign woman”.

8. Wendy

   #81949

   PopularClassicGirl Name

   Wendy is an English name meaning “friend”.

9. Christine

   #91949

   PopularTimelessGirl Name

   Christine is a Greek name meaning “anointed”.

10. Colleen

    #101949

    CommonTimelessGirl Name

    Colleen is an Irish name meaning “girl”.

11. Pamela

    #111949

    CommonTimelessGirl Name

    Pamela is a Greek name meaning “all sweetness”.

12. Vicki

    #121949

    CommonRetroGirl Name

    Vicki is a Latin name meaning “victory”.

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