Recorded 1915–1947 Girls' name Peak 1919 49 births

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.

1910s171920s271940s5

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
1920s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Maybeth was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

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 1947

Total births

49

Since 1915

33 years of records

Peak year

1919

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1947

Active since

1915

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1947

Maybeth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1915

Last recorded 1947
Peak year (1919)
7
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 194719291926192419211920191919171915 5

Maybeth by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
27 births that decade — 55% of Maybeth's all-time total
1910s171920s271940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maybeth?
49 babies have been named Maybeth since 1915. It was last recorded in 1947. The peak year was 1919 with 7 births.
When was Maybeth most popular?
Maybeth was most popular in the 1920s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Maybeth been used?
Maybeth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 33 years of data through 1947.
What names are similar to Maybeth?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maya, May, Mayra, Mayme, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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.