Holding steady, #14,942 for girls today.
Popularity of Maryetta since 1888
Babies named Maryetta per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1943, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Maryetta's real moment was 1891.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1890s | 21 |
| 1900s | 47 |
| 1910s | 144 |
| 1920s | 207 |
| 1930s | 180 |
| 1940s | 218 |
| 1950s | 164 |
| 1960s | 81 |
| 1970s | 40 |
| 1980s | 24 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 6 |
| 2020s | 5 |
Meaning & origin
Maryetta is a delicate, vintage name that peaked in 1891, its first recorded year, when it ranked #14,942. It is a classic example of the late 19th-century fashion for elaborating standard names with Italianate endings. Today, Maryetta remains extremely uncommon: as of 2025, it is given to roughly 1 in 321,453 newborns, and its trajectory has remained stable over recent decades. The name carries the enduring legacy of Mary, with a distinctive -etta flourish that sets it apart from more common variants.
Maryetta is a diminutive or elaborate form of Mary, created by adding the Italianate suffix -etta to Mary. Mary itself derives from the Hebrew name Miriam, of debated meaning (possibly 'bitter' or 'beloved'). The name Maryetta emerged in the late 19th century as a fancy, more ornate variant of Mary, a pattern seen in other -etta names like Marietta. It saw modest use in the 1890s and early 1900s.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Mary, Etta, Molly
Sibling names for Maryetta
Names that share Maryetta's style, for a brother or sister.
