Recorded 1888–2013 Girls' name Peak 1943 1,142 births

Maryetta — girls' name

1,142 babies named Maryetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1943. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51890s211900s471910s1441920s2071930s1801940s2181950s1641960s811970s401980s241990s52010s6
1940s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Maryetta was born in this single decade.

1943
Single peak year

31 babies were named Maryetta in 1943 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maryetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,142 babies named Maryetta between 1888 and 2013, spanning 126 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maryetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1943, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maryetta performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 218 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Maryetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Maryetta in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maryetta 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 1,142 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.

Maryetta at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

1,142

Since 1888

126 years of records

Peak year

1943

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1888

Recorded for 126 years

Last year on file: 2013

Maryetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1888

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1943)
31
Annual births at peak — across 126 years of records
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Maryetta by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
218 births that decade — 19% of Maryetta's all-time total
1880s51890s211900s471910s1441920s2071930s1801940s2181950s1641960s811970s401980s241990s52010s6

Maryetta by state

Where Maryetta concentrates geographically — total births since 1888

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Maryetta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
11 1.0%
#2 Michigan
6 0.5%
#3 Illinois
5 0.4%
#4 New York
5 0.4%
Pennsylvania share of Maryetta's total US births 1.0%
Even split

11 of 1,142 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maryetta?
1,142 babies have been named Maryetta since 1888. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1943 with 31 births.
When was Maryetta most popular?
Maryetta was most popular in the 1940s decade with 218 total births. The single peak year was 1943.
Where is Maryetta most popular?
The top states for the name Maryetta are Pennsylvania (11 births), Michigan (6 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Maryetta been used?
Maryetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1888, spanning 126 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Maryetta?
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.

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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, 1888–2013 (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.