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The first name Maribeth

A girl’s name.

3 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

From Mary + Beth.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Maribeth at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 18 girls born in the United States were named Maribeth, the 6,469th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1957, when 216 were.

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6,098
babies named Maribeth since 1880
#6,469
rank in 2025
1957
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Nicknames and spellings

Other spellings and forms

Famous people named Maribeth

1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Maribeth Monroe
    American actress, writer and comedian, born 1978

Questions

What does the name Maribeth mean?
From Mary + Beth.
Is Maribeth a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 6,098 US babies named Maribeth since 1880 were girls.
When was Maribeth most popular?
1957 in the United States, when 216 babies were named Maribeth, its highest rank at 667th.
What are other spellings of Maribeth?
Marybeth.