The first name Marybeth
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
From Mary + Beth.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Marybeth last appeared in the official list in 2011, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1999, with 6 births (#2,444).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Marybeth with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Marybeth at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 20 girls born in the United States were named Marybeth, the 6,045th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1961, when 488 were.
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 Marybeth
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Mary Beth PeilAmerican singer and actress, born 1940
- Mary Beth HughesAmerican actress (1919-1995)
- Mary Beth EdelsonAmerican artist (1933–2021)
- Marybeth Sant-PriceAmerican track and field athlete, born 1995
Questions
- What does the name Marybeth mean?
- From Mary + Beth.
- How popular is the name Marybeth?
- In 2011, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Marybeth, ranking 5,785th. Its peak was 1999, with 6 births.
- Is Marybeth a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 10,260 US babies named Marybeth since 1880 were girls.
- When was Marybeth most popular?
- 1961 in the United States, when 488 babies were named Marybeth, its highest rank at 443rd.
- What are other spellings of Marybeth?
- Maribeth.