Marybeth

Marybeth: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “combination of Mary and Beth”
Origin: American (modern coinage)
Say it: MAIR-ee-beth · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Modern compound name formed from Mary and Beth. Mary ultimately derives from Hebrew Miryam, while Beth is a short form of Elizabeth or the Hebrew element meaning 'house.'

American names Modern names

How popular is Marybeth?

20245.1 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Compare with another name

Babies named Marybeth in 202417

Peak year1964

Total US babies since 188010,241

Marybeth is steady now but far below its 1964 peak.

Names like Marybeth

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

IsabellaGod is my oath · Italian
Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
Lillianlily · English
ElizaGod is my oath · Hebrew
ElsieGod is my oath · Scottish Gaelic
IsabelGod is my oath · Hebrew
IsabelleGod is my oath · French
BettyGod is my oath · English

Marybeth questions

What does the name Marybeth mean?

Marybeth means "combination of Mary and Beth". It comes from American (modern coinage). Modern compound name formed from Mary and Beth. Mary ultimately derives from Hebrew Miryam, while Beth is a short form of Elizabeth or the Hebrew element meaning 'house.'

Is Marybeth a boy or girl name?

Marybeth is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Marybeth?

17 US babies were named Marybeth in 2024. Its peak year was 1964.

How do you pronounce Marybeth?

Marybeth is usually pronounced MAIR-ee-beth.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.