girl's name
Meribeth
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Births on record 476
Meribeth is a girl's name. In 1991 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1955, when 22 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1916.
Meribeth over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1991, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1940s | 84 |
| 1950s | 145 |
| 1960s | 123 |
| 1970s | 77 |
| 1980s | 28 |
| 1990s (to 1991) | 9 |
How popular is Meribeth?
In 1991, Meribeth was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Meribeth
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Meribeth over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Meribeth
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Meribeth — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Meribeth
How popular is the name Meribeth?
In 1991, Meribeth was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Meribeth a girl's or a boy's name?
Meribeth is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Meribeth most popular?
Meribeth peaked in 1955, when 22 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.