Girls' name · since 1916
Marbeth
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 96 babies named Marbeth, peaking in 1945. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,581 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 96
- born since 1916
- 1940s
- peak decade
96 girls have been named Marbeth since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marbeth has been recorded 96 times among girls since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1958.
- #27,581 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 96 born since 1916
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marbeth ranks #27,581 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 96 born since 1916, peaking in the 1940s.
- #27,581 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 96
- born since 1916
- 1940s
- peak decade
Marbeth's 96 recorded births place it above 61.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marbeth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marbeth's SSA record in two at 1939 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1945 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marbeth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1958
- Peak year (1945)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Marbeth by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (37 births, 39% of the file).
1940s was Marbeth's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Marbeth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
17 births
- 1930s
1930s
25 births
- 1940s
1940s
37 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 37 births (39% of all-time use).
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What to do with Marbeth's data
- Marbeth's decade-level peak was the 1940s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Marbeth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1945)
Similar record span (~42 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–1958 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Marbeth draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.