Girls' name · since 1916
Meribeth
476 babies named Meribeth in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,232 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 476
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Meribeth sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 476 recorded since 1916.
Meribeth has 476 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1991.
- #12,232 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 476 born since 1916
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meribeth ranks #12,232 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 476 born since 1916, peaking in the 1950s.
- #12,232 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 476
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Meribeth's 476 recorded births place it above 83.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Meribeth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Meribeth's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1955 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Meribeth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1991
- Peak year (1955)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Meribeth by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (145 births, 30% of the file).
1950s was Meribeth's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Meribeth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
84 births
- 1950s
1950s
145 births
- 1960s
1960s
123 births
- 1970s
1970s
77 births
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s 9
1990s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 145 births (30% of all-time use).
Meribeth by state
Where Meribeth concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 1.1% |
6 of 476 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Meribeth's decade-level peak was the 1950s (145 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Meribeths (6 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 Meribeth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1916–1991 (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 Meribeth 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.