Maribeth

Where Maribeth comes from

From Mary + Beth.
— Wiktionary's entry for Maribeth
Along the way
  1. 1916
    First appearance
    #4,417 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1957
    Peak, #667
    216 babies named Maribeth — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1968
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,110.
  4. 1972
    Maribeth Pascua born
    Indonesian singer
  5. 1978
    Maribeth Monroe born
    American actress, writer and comedian
In the dictionary
  • A female given name originating as a coinage.
Namesakes
  • Maribeth Monroe · American actress, writer and comedian, born 1978
  • Maribeth Pascua · Indonesian singer, born 1972
  • Maribeth Solomon · Canadian film and television composer and songwriter, born 1950

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.