Recorded 1916–1958 Girls' name Peak 1945 96 births

Marbeth — girls' name

96 babies named Marbeth in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1945. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71920s171930s251940s371950s10
1940s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Marbeth was born in this single decade.

1945
Single peak year

13 babies were named Marbeth in 1945 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marbeth

The Social Security Administration has registered 96 babies named Marbeth between 1916 and 1958, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marbeth currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1945, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marbeth performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Marbeth shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marbeth 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 96 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.

Marbeth at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

96

Since 1916

43 years of records

Peak year

1945

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1916

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1958

Marbeth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1916

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1945)
13
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
468101214 19581947194219401936193019231916 7

Marbeth by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
37 births that decade — 39% of Marbeth's all-time total
1910s71920s171930s251940s371950s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marbeth?
96 babies have been named Marbeth since 1916. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1945 with 13 births.
When was Marbeth most popular?
Marbeth was most popular in the 1940s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1945.
How long has the name Marbeth been used?
Marbeth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 43 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Marbeth?
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, 1916–1958 (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.