girl's name
Maribeth
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 6,098
Maribeth is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1957, when 216 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 184,196 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1916.
Maribeth over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 17 |
| 1920s | 76 |
| 1930s | 146 |
| 1940s | 661 |
| 1950s | 1,666 |
| 1960s | 1,585 |
| 1970s | 617 |
| 1980s | 583 |
| 1990s | 318 |
| 2000s | 197 |
| 2010s | 143 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 89 |
How popular is Maribeth?
In 2025, Maribeth was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Maribeth
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maribeth also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maribeth over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Maribeth
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maribeth — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maribeth
How popular is the name Maribeth?
In 2025, Maribeth was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Maribeth a girl's or a boy's name?
Maribeth is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Maribeth most popular?
Maribeth peaked in 1957, when 216 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Maribeth a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maribeth currently ranks #6,359 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.