girl's name
Marybeth
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 10,309
Marybeth is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1961, when 488 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 165,782 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1909.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Marybeth over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 37 |
| 1920s | 115 |
| 1930s | 139 |
| 1940s | 645 |
| 1950s | 1,885 |
| 1960s | 3,801 |
| 1970s | 1,234 |
| 1980s | 1,146 |
| 1990s | 599 |
| 2000s | 372 |
| 2010s | 179 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 103 |
How popular is Marybeth?
In 2025, Marybeth was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Marybeth is used
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.
How Marybeth is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mary-Beth | Mary-Beth is Marybeth written with a hyphen, used in Canada, where it ranks #1,991. | 34 |
Names that peaked alongside Marybeth
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Marybeth also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Marybeth over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Marybeth
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Marybeth — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Marybeth
How popular is the name Marybeth?
In 2025, Marybeth was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Marybeth a girl's or a boy's name?
Marybeth is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Marybeth?
Marybeth has 3 syllables.
When was Marybeth most popular?
Marybeth peaked in 1961, when 488 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Marybeth a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Marybeth currently ranks #5,994 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.