girls' name ★ peaked 1965

Lynette

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,633 Trend → Stable

Anglicized form of Welsh Eluned, first used by Tennyson in the Idylls of the King(1859-85), altered by folk etymology to be Lynn +‎ -ette.

Rank 2025
#2,633
among girls · ↑105 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
66
named Lynette · +5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 24,353
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1965
1,413 babies
All-time total
43,445
#659 all-time among girls
First recorded
1897
in Social Security records

Lynette popularity over time

43,445 babies have been named Lynette since 1897, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s 6 – 6 1 – #1,482
1900s 20 – 20 2 +233% #1,530
1910s 208 – 208 21 +940% #1,022
1920s 455 – 455 46 +119% #961
1930s 851 – 851 85 +87% #576
1940s 3,913 – 3,913 391 +360% #280
1950s 10,128 6 10,134 1,013 +159% #248
1960s 12,751 24 12,775 1,278 +26% #225
1970s 7,279 23 7,302 730 -43% #264
1980s 3,529 – 3,529 353 -52% #480
1990s 1,764 – 1,764 176 -50% #823
2000s 1,225 – 1,225 123 -31% #1,455
2010s 853 – 853 85 -30% #1,907
2020s (to 2025) 410 – 410 68 -20% #2,297

Where Lynette is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 66 0.04 outside top 500
2027 66 0.04 outside top 500
2028 66 0.04 outside top 500
2029 66 0.04 outside top 500
2030 66 0.04 outside top 500

Where Lynette is most popular

Girls named Lynette per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.041 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Lynette born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 63 0.075 +83%
Texas 60 0.075 +82%
Arizona 5 0.036 -13%
Washington 5 0.035 -15%
Pennsylvania 6 0.025 -38%
New York 5 0.013 -69%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Lynette

Lynette is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,633 in 2025 with 66 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1897, 43,445 American babies have been named Lynette. Its peak came in 1965, when 1,413 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1960s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Lynette stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lynette?

The median living Lynette is about 59 years old; half are between 49 and 67. An estimated 37 thousand people named Lynette are alive in the United States today.

median 59 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Lynette year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 66 #2,633 – –
2024 63 #2,738 – –
2023 69 #2,576 – –
2022 64 #2,714 – –
2021 70 #2,528 – –
2020 78 #2,297 – –
2019 67 #2,622 – –
2018 65 #2,668 – –
2017 69 #2,561 – –
2016 89 #2,182 – –
2015 96 #2,052 – –
2014 77 #2,384 – –
2013 91 #2,100 – –
2012 102 #1,933 – –
2011 91 #2,112 – –
2010 106 #1,907 – –
2009 124 #1,765 – –
2008 127 #1,751 – –
2007 108 #1,918 – –
2006 113 #1,819 – –
2005 132 #1,552 – –
2004 125 #1,582 – –
2003 131 #1,491 – –
2002 109 #1,690 – –
2001 130 #1,455 – –
2000 126 #1,466 – –
1995 168 #1,065 – –
1990 238 #823 – –
1985 316 #602 – –
1980 433 #485 – –
1975 619 #350 – –
1970 1,157 #264 5 #5,166
1965 1,413 #225 – –
1960 1,213 #253 – –
1955 1,091 #251 – –
1950 811 #269 – –
1945 407 #337 – –
1940 145 #582 – –
1935 85 #735 – –
1930 45 #1,111 – –
1925 43 #1,183 – –
1920 37 #1,266 – –
1915 31 #1,277 – –
1910 8 #1,868 – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Lynette

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Lynette Woodard Lynette Woodard American basketball player and coach (born 1959) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Lynette, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Lynette?

The median living Lynette is about 59 years old. Half of all living Lynettes are between 49 and 67 years old.

How many people named Lynette are alive today?

An estimated 37 thousand people named Lynette are alive in the United States, based on 43,445 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lynette mean?

Anglicized form of Welsh Eluned, first used by Tennyson in the Idylls of the King(1859-85), altered by folk etymology to be Lynn +‎ -ette.

How popular is the name Lynette in 2025?

Lynette ranked #2,633 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 66 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lynette?

43,445 babies have been named Lynette in the United States since 1897, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lynette most popular?

Lynette peaked in 1965, when 1,413 newborns received the name.

Is Lynette a boy or girl name?

Lynette is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Lynette rising or falling?

Lynette is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lynette become more popular?

Lynette looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 66 girls named Lynette in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Lynette?

Well-known people named Lynette include Lynette Woodard (basketball player).

Names like Lynette

Names that sound and feel close to Lynette: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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