Girls' name · since 1909
Marybeth
10,260 babies named Marybeth in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,636 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,940 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,260
- born since 1909
- 1960s
- peak decade
10,260 babies have been named Marybeth since 1909, making it today's #5940 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Marybeth recorded 10,260 times among girls since 1909, holding rank #5940 nationally today, ahead of 66% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2025.
- #1,636 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,940 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,260 born since 1909
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marybeth ranks #1,636 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,940 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,260 born since 1909, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,636 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,940 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,260
- born since 1909
- 1960s
- peak decade
Marybeth's 10,260 recorded births place it above 97.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Marybeth compares
10,260 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Marybeth's all-time total is 27x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marybeth | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,260 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 488 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marybeth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marybeth's full recorded timeline at 1970, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1909, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 488 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marybeth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2025
- Peak year (1961)
- 488
- Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
Marybeth by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (3,801 births, 37% of the file).
1960s was Marybeth's strongest decade.
3,801 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Marybeth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 37
1910s
37 births
- 1920s 115
1920s
115 births
- 1930s 139
1930s
139 births
- 1940s 645
1940s
645 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,885 births
- 1960s
1960s
3,801 births
- 1970s 1,234
1970s
1,234 births
- 1980s 1,146
1980s
1,146 births
- 1990s 599
1990s
599 births
- 2000s 372
2000s
372 births
- 2010s 179
2010s
179 births
- 2020s 103
2020s
103 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 3,801 births (37% of all-time use).
How Marybeth 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 Marybeth's total volume
Marybeth by state
Where Marybeth concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,725 | 16.8% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 1,259 | 12.3% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 798 | 7.8% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 786 | 7.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 584 | 5.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 457 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 391 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Connecticut | | 314 | 3.1% |
1,725 of 10,260 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Marybeth appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marybeth's data
- Marybeth's decade-level peak was the 1960s (3,801 total births); usage has since declined to 103 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Marybeths (1,725 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marybeth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~116 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, 1909–2025 (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 Marybeth 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.