Given name
Marybeth
“star of the sea”·“from the sea of bitterness”
Marybeth is a variant of Mary. Interpretations include “star of the sea” and “from the sea of bitterness”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marybeth is a variant of Mary. Interpretations include “star of the sea” and “from the sea of bitterness”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1909. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marybeth through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,260
- 0 boys · 10,260 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 488 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #6,045 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,045 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was virtually unchanged in 2021–2025 compared with 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 488 in 1961. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 20,059 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marybeth’s family of names
Marybeth has a related form in Mary. In English usage, Marybeth has a related form in Maribeth. In English usage, Marybeth has a related form in Maribeth.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Marybeth
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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