Maybeth — girls' name
49 babies named Maybeth in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
49 girls have been named Maybeth since 1915, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1947.
- 49
- total births
- 1915–1947
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
55% of everyone ever named Maybeth was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Maybeth in 1919 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Maybeth
The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Maybeth between 1915 and 1947, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maybeth currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Maybeth performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Maybeth shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Maybeth 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 49 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.
Maybeth at a glance
Last recorded 1947Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Maybeth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1915
- Peak year (1919)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1947.
49 total births across 33 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1919 with 7 births in a single year.
Maybeth by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 27 births that decade — 55% of Maybeth's all-time total
Maybeth decade highlights
- Peak decade 27 births
- Runner-up 17 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Maybeth's strongest decade
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 55% of all-time use.
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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, 1915–1947 (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.