baby boom
noun
: a marked rise in birth rate (as in the U.S. following the end of World War II)
Example Sentences
There was a baby boom in the U.S. after World War II.
Recent Examples on the Web Musk is also far from the only billionaire with his or her own baby boom. 
Jenae Barnes, Forbes, 10 July 2022 Across the state, a baby boom has been fueled by newcomers from states like California and New York, attracted by a lower cost of living, less crowded schools and cheaper taxes. New York Times, 26 Dec. 2021 This was due to a combination of the baby boom generation reaching retirement en masse, not enough replacements in the nursing college pipeline and changing attitudes among young people about the demands of the profession. Corey Scurlock, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 The annual expansion of the workforce peaked during the 1970s with an average gain of 2.7% a year as the baby boom generation entered the workforce, with substantial increases in female workers adding to the overall totals. James Piereson, WSJ, 14 July 2022 The baby boom beat the hospital's 2018 record, when staff delivered 48 babies in 41 hours, the hospital said. Susannah Cullinane, CNN, 4 July 2021 As the baby boom retires, the market for high-end home audio is likely to continue to grow. Zenger News, Forbes, 17 May 2022 High birthrates can lead to a crunch of resources, as during the postwar baby boom years, while low birthrates can leave a country with too few people to take over jobs or care for its older population. Daniel Victor, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2022 These younger generations are inexorably supplanting the preponderantly White baby boom and older generations in American society. Ronald Brownstein, CNN, 12 Apr. 2022 See More
Jenae Barnes, Forbes, 10 July 2022 Across the state, a baby boom has been fueled by newcomers from states like California and New York, attracted by a lower cost of living, less crowded schools and cheaper taxes. New York Times, 26 Dec. 2021 This was due to a combination of the baby boom generation reaching retirement en masse, not enough replacements in the nursing college pipeline and changing attitudes among young people about the demands of the profession. Corey Scurlock, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 The annual expansion of the workforce peaked during the 1970s with an average gain of 2.7% a year as the baby boom generation entered the workforce, with substantial increases in female workers adding to the overall totals. James Piereson, WSJ, 14 July 2022 The baby boom beat the hospital's 2018 record, when staff delivered 48 babies in 41 hours, the hospital said. Susannah Cullinane, CNN, 4 July 2021 As the baby boom retires, the market for high-end home audio is likely to continue to grow. Zenger News, Forbes, 17 May 2022 High birthrates can lead to a crunch of resources, as during the postwar baby boom years, while low birthrates can leave a country with too few people to take over jobs or care for its older population. Daniel Victor, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2022 These younger generations are inexorably supplanting the preponderantly White baby boom and older generations in American society. Ronald Brownstein, CNN, 12 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1879, in the meaning defined above