Girls' name · since 1916
Maribeth
6,098 babies named Maribeth in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,269 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,350 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,098
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Maribeth currently ranks #6350 among girls' names in America, with 6,098 babies recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Maribeth recorded 6,098 times among girls since 1916, holding rank #6350 nationally today, ahead of 63% of girls, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #2,269 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,350 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,098 born since 1916
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maribeth ranks #2,269 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,350 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,098 born since 1916, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,269 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,350 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,098
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Maribeth's 6,098 recorded births place it above 96.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Maribeth compares
6,098 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maribeth's all-time total is 16x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maribeth | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,098 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 216 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maribeth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maribeth splits its recorded history at 1972: 29% of all births land in the more recent half, 71% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 216 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maribeth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1957)
- 216
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Maribeth by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (1,666 births, 27% of the file).
1950s was Maribeth's strongest decade.
1,666 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Maribeth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 17
1910s
17 births
- 1920s 76
1920s
76 births
- 1930s 146
1930s
146 births
- 1940s 661
1940s
661 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,666 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,585 births
- 1970s 617
1970s
617 births
- 1980s 583
1980s
583 births
- 1990s 318
1990s
318 births
- 2000s 197
2000s
197 births
- 2010s 143
2010s
143 births
- 2020s 89
2020s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 1,666 births (27% of all-time use).
How Maribeth compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Maribeth's total volume
Maribeth by state
Where Maribeth concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 641 | 10.5% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 483 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 434 | 7.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 427 | 7.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 268 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 210 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 199 | 3.3% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 150 | 2.5% |
641 of 6,098 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Maribeth appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maribeth's data
- Maribeth's decade-level peak was the 1950s (1,666 total births); usage has since declined to 89 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Maribeths (641 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Maribeth
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maribeth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Maribeth 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.