Marybeth
Marybeth is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Marybeth Byrd, American contestant on American Idol season 21 Marybeth Daucher, American biologist Marybeth Davis, American nurse convicted of the murders of her two children in 1997 Marybeth Fama, American young adult author, best known for her book Monstrous Beauty Marybeth Gasman, American Samuel DeWitt Proctor Endowed Chair in…
- English
Meaning & Origin of Marybeth
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marybeth is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Marybeth Byrd, American contestant on American Idol season 21 Marybeth Daucher, American biologist Marybeth Davis, American nurse convicted of the murders of her two children in 1997 Marybeth Fama, American young adult author, best known for her book Monstrous Beauty Marybeth Gasman, American Samuel DeWitt Proctor Endowed Chair in…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Marybeth
The earliest SSA record of Marybeth as a baby girl name dates back to 1909, when 5 babies received it. 1961 was its biggest year on record, with 488 newborns named Marybeth — #443 in the national rankings. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 37% of all recorded Marybeths. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,639 among baby girl names with 17 births, gradually falling (-6%). In total, more than 10K Marybeths have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Marybeth
Marybeth is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1909 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Marybeth's peak popularity came in 1961 when it ranked #442. Use the chart and map above to compare Marybeth's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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