Lynette
#2,607 for girls in 2025, 66 births · Last seen for boys in 1976 at #5,587
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1965 · 1,413 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 43,392since 1897
Lynette over time
Rank among girls' names. Lynette has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,607 | 66 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,722 | 63 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,555 | 69 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,689 | 64 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,510 | 70 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,277 | 78 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,593 | 67 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,647 | 65 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,546 | 69 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,168 | 89 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,039 | 96 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,371 | 77 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,096 | 91 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,929 | 102 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,103 | 91 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,897 | 106 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,756 | 124 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,740 | 127 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,908 | 108 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,809 | 113 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,547 | 132 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,573 | 125 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,486 | 131 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,683 | 109 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,444 | 130 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,456 | 126 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,341 | 132 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,481 | 115 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,187 | 153 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,246 | 140 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,063 | 168 | — | |
| 1994 | #994 | 186 | — | |
| 1993 | #989 | 187 | — | |
| 1992 | #832 | 240 | — | |
| 1991 | #934 | 205 | — | |
| 1990 | #822 | 238 | — | |
| 1989 | #675 | 302 | — | |
| 1988 | #692 | 277 | — | |
| 1987 | #603 | 323 | — | |
| 1986 | #600 | 322 | — | |
| 1985 | #601 | 316 | — | |
| 1984 | #552 | 342 | — | |
| 1983 | #479 | 411 | — | |
| 1982 | #510 | 393 | — | |
| 1981 | #498 | 410 | — | |
| 1980 | #485 | 433 | — | |
| 1979 | #414 | 511 | — | |
| 1978 | #436 | 458 | — | |
| 1977 | #390 | 538 | — | |
| 1976 | #362 | 580 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | #350 | 619 | — | |
| 1974 | #349 | 621 | #4,634 | 6 |
| 1973 | #315 | 733 | — | |
| 1972 | #268 | 983 | — | |
| 1971 | #268 | 1,079 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1970 | #264 | 1,157 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | #250 | 1,177 | — | |
| 1968 | #229 | 1,286 | — | |
| 1967 | #228 | 1,295 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1966 | #225 | 1,331 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1965 | #225 | 1,413 | — | |
| 1964 | #242 | 1,309 | — | |
| 1963 | #251 | 1,250 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1962 | #258 | 1,208 | — | |
| 1961 | #246 | 1,269 | #3,652 | 6 |
| 1960 | #253 | 1,213 | — | |
| 1959 | #263 | 1,127 | #3,619 | 6 |
| 1958 | #262 | 1,113 | — | |
| 1957 | #270 | 1,035 | — | |
| 1956 | #248 | 1,137 | — | |
| 1955 | #251 | 1,091 | — | |
| 1954 | #252 | 1,065 | — | |
| 1953 | #258 | 990 | — | |
| 1952 | #268 | 889 | — | |
| 1951 | #264 | 870 | — | |
| 1950 | #269 | 811 | — | |
| 1949 | #280 | 745 | — | |
| 1948 | #312 | 608 | — | |
| 1947 | #330 | 574 | — | |
| 1946 | #354 | 457 | — | |
| 1945 | #337 | 407 | — | |
| 1944 | #449 | 261 | — | |
| 1943 | #449 | 276 | — | |
| 1942 | #472 | 243 | — | |
| 1941 | #496 | 197 | — | |
| 1940 | #582 | 145 | — | |
| 1939 | #575 | 136 | — | |
| 1938 | #633 | 118 | — | |
| 1937 | #670 | 103 | — | |
| 1936 | #652 | 102 | — | |
| 1935 | #729 | 85 | — | |
| 1934 | #811 | 69 | — | |
| 1933 | #769 | 73 | — | |
| 1932 | #830 | 68 | — | |
| 1931 | #959 | 52 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,101 | 45 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,078 | 46 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,191 | 41 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,108 | 47 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,054 | 50 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,176 | 43 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,046 | 55 | — | |
| 1923 | #953 | 60 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,232 | 40 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,298 | 36 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,255 | 37 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,270 | 36 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,380 | 31 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,605 | 23 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,805 | 19 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,258 | 31 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,385 | 21 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,883 | 11 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,981 | 9 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,007 | 19 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,957 | 6 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,676 | 7 | — | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | #1,438 | 7 | — | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Lynette! It came in at #1,385, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1898–1901, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Lynette is popular in 1966
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#79 · 1 in 285
- North Dakota#100 · 1 in 331
- Nebraska#107 · 1 in 407
- South Dakota#111 · 1 in 394
- Hawaii#125 · 1 in 446
Best ever in a state: #42 in Hawaii, 1953.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #79 | 31 | 1 in 285 |
| North Dakota | #100 | 14 | 1 in 331 |
| Nebraska | #107 | 26 | 1 in 407 |
| South Dakota | #111 | 12 | 1 in 394 |
| Hawaii | #125 | 11 | 1 in 446 |
| Montana | #126 | 10 | 1 in 453 |
| Minnesota | #131 | 48 | 1 in 612 |
| Iowa | #136 | 35 | 1 in 602 |
| Louisiana | #138 | 57 | 1 in 562 |
| Wisconsin | #145 | 48 | 1 in 741 |
| Oregon | #157 | 19 | 1 in 698 |
| Colorado | #158 | 23 | 1 in 659 |
| Michigan | #159 | 91 | 1 in 808 |
| Washington | #161 | 30 | 1 in 713 |
| Idaho | #164 | 7 | 1 in 622 |
| Illinois | #167 | 103 | 1 in 854 |
| Kansas | #182 | 18 | 1 in 795 |
| California | #190 | 164 | 1 in 938 |
| District of Columbia | #206 | 11 | 1 in 1,001 |
| Maryland | #211 | 25 | 1 in 1,094 |
| Indiana | #212 | 35 | 1 in 1,202 |
| Missouri | #220 | 29 | 1 in 1,192 |
| Ohio | #222 | 66 | 1 in 1,291 |
| Virginia | #224 | 27 | 1 in 1,269 |
| Connecticut | #233 | 15 | 1 in 1,470 |
| New Mexico | #233 | 9 | 1 in 966 |
| Maine | #244 | 5 | 1 in 1,543 |
| New Jersey | #245 | 34 | 1 in 1,518 |
| Pennsylvania | #245 | 58 | 1 in 1,544 |
| New York | #283 | 83 | 1 in 1,757 |
| Florida | #286 | 25 | 1 in 1,715 |
| North Carolina | #292 | 19 | 1 in 2,089 |
| South Carolina | #304 | 11 | 1 in 1,930 |
| Arizona | #319 | 8 | 1 in 1,599 |
| Massachusetts | #350 | 14 | 1 in 3,217 |
| Texas | #357 | 44 | 1 in 2,088 |
| Mississippi | #376 | 8 | 1 in 2,438 |
| Oklahoma | #385 | 6 | 1 in 2,606 |
| Tennessee | #388 | 9 | 1 in 3,370 |
| Kentucky | #400 | 7 | 1 in 3,547 |
| Alabama | #472 | 7 | 1 in 3,945 |
| Georgia | #600 | 6 | 1 in 6,447 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Lynette
- 115 spots since 2024 (#2,722 → #2,607)
- 330 spots since 2020 (#2,277 → #2,607)
- 568 spots since 2015 (#2,039 → #2,607)
- Biggest jump: 279 spots in 1923 (#1,232 → #953)
- Biggest drop: 157 spots in 1993 (#832 → #989)
- Debuted 1897
- Peaked 1965 at #225 (1,413 births)
- Births halved by 1974, 9 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 65 yrs · run 1931–1994
- Highest: 1 in 1,249 girls born in 1965 were named Lynette (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 24,353 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 29.4% of all girls named Lynette (12,751) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 | #1,385 (1897) | #1,385 |
| 1900s | 20 | #1,438 (1902) | #1,690 |
| 1910s | 208 | #1,007 (1911) | #1,535 |
| 1920s | 455 | #953 (1923) | #1,139 |
| 1930s | 851 | #575 (1939) | #773 |
| 1940s | 3,913 | #280 (1949) | #406 |
| 1950s | 10,128 | #248 (1956) | #261 |
| 1960s | 12,751 | #225 (1965) | #241 |
| 1970s | 7,279 | #264 (1970) | #342 |
| 1980s | 3,529 | #479 (1983) | #570 |
| 1990s | 1,764 | #822 (1990) | #1,089 |
| 2000s | 1,225 | #1,444 (2001) | #1,640 |
| 2010s | 853 | #1,897 (2010) | #2,239 |
| 2020s | 410 | #2,277 (2020) | #2,560 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Lynette in 1966
Top girls' names in 1966
Top boys' names in 1966
More about 1966
girls
1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 1,271 of them was named Lynette, which outranked 97.0% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 297,244 of them was named Lynette, which outranked 22.1% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,249Williard7
- #3,249Yosef7
- #3,249Zollie7
- #3,537Lynette6
- #3,537Adriel6
- #3,537Adrienne6
- #3,537Adron6
- #3,948Aarron5
- #3,948Abdel5
- #3,948Abelino5
Tied with 410 names at #3,537; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.