: a marked rise in birth rate (as in the U.S. following the end of World War II)
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There was a baby boom in the U.S. after World War II.
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The Kardashian-Jenner family is in the middle of a baby boom.—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026 The world may have experienced a Kardashian-Jenner baby boom over the years with the arrivals of Kourtney, Kim, Khloé and Kylie's little ones.—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026 The majority of those murdered are thought to be younger than 30, a horrifying but perhaps unsurprising statistic in a country whose population skews young due to the baby boom that followed the 1979 revolution.—Ellie Austin, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026 The hope was that these changes would lead to a baby boom, resulting in sizable increases in the national fertility rate.—The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for baby boom