Maribeth
Maribeth was the 6469th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1957, when it ranked 667th with 216 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,018 places. More babies were named Maribeth in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,469 girls, up 2,286 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 18girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1957216 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,098babies recorded
Maribeth popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,469 | 18 |
| 2020 | #8,755 | 12 |
| 2010 | #7,402 | 17 |
| 2000 | #4,247 | 29 |
| 1990 | #3,267 | 34 |
| 1980 | #1,686 | 68 |
| 1970 | #1,267 | 87 |
| 1960 | #738 | 190 |
| 1950 | #819 | 114 |
| 1940 | #1,825 | 20 |
| 1930 | #2,794 | 11 |
| 1920 | #4,247 | 7 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Maribeth, counting every spelling?
Maribeth is a spelling of Marybeth, a name family that had 38 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 38 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marybeth | 20 | #6,045 | 87 |
| Maribeth | 18 | #6,469 | 77 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Maribeth?
18 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maribeth (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Maribeth born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 465 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maribeth.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maribeth?
About 5,000 people born in the US named Maribeth are alive today, with a median age of 62; half are between 46 and 70. That makes Maribeth a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Maribeth by state
How common Maribeth was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Maribeth
How popular is the name Maribeth?
Maribeth was the 6469th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1957, when it ranked 667th with 216 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,018 places. More babies were named Maribeth in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Maribeth a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Maribeth in the US.
Where is Maribeth most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maribeth was most common in Ohio (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania.