Marybeth
Marybeth was the 6045th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1962, when it ranked 442nd; the most babies were born in 1961 (488). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,819 places. More babies were named Marybeth in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,045 girls, up 1,066 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1961488 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,260babies recorded
Marybeth popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,045 | 20 |
| 2020 | #7,111 | 16 |
| 2010 | #7,403 | 17 |
| 2000 | #3,196 | 43 |
| 1990 | #1,551 | 99 |
| 1980 | #1,225 | 108 |
| 1970 | #793 | 177 |
| 1960 | #475 | 427 |
| 1950 | #854 | 108 |
| 1940 | #1,458 | 28 |
| 1930 | #2,511 | 13 |
| 1920 | #4,257 | 7 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Marybeth, counting every spelling?
Marybeth is the most common spelling of 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 Marybeth?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Marybeth (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Marybeth 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 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Marybeth.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Marybeth?
About 8,700 people born in the US named Marybeth are alive today, with a median age of 60; half are between 45 and 66. That makes Marybeth 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Marybeth: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Marybeth, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Marybeth
How popular is the name Marybeth?
Marybeth was the 6045th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1962, when it ranked 442nd; the most babies were born in 1961 (488). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,819 places. More babies were named Marybeth in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Marybeth a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Marybeth in the US.