Recorded 1926–2007 Girls' name Peak 1945 134 births

Marabeth — girls' name

134 babies named Marabeth in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1945. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61930s101940s631950s231960s151980s61990s52000s6

The verdict

134 girls have been named Marabeth since 1926, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 2007.

134
total births
1926–2007
years on record
1940s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Marabeth was born in this single decade.

1945
Single peak year

16 babies were named Marabeth in 1945 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marabeth

The Social Security Administration has registered 134 babies named Marabeth between 1926 and 2007, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marabeth currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1945, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marabeth performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Marabeth shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marabeth in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 134 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Marabeth at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

134

Since 1926

82 years of records

Peak year

1945

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1926

Recorded for 82 years

Last year on file: 2007

Marabeth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1926

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1945)
16
Annual births at peak — across 82 years of records
05101520 20071962195719521946194319351926 6

Marabeth by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
63 births that decade — 47% of Marabeth's all-time total
1920s61930s101940s631950s231960s151980s61990s52000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marabeth?
134 babies have been named Marabeth since 1926. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1945 with 16 births.
When was Marabeth most popular?
Marabeth was most popular in the 1940s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1945.
How long has the name Marabeth been used?
Marabeth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 82 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Marabeth?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1926–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.