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

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Peak · girls
1965 · 1,413 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
43,392
since 1897

Lynette over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Lynette has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #225, 1965girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,60766—
2024#2,72263—
2023#2,55569—
2022#2,68964—
2021#2,51070—
2020#2,27778—
2019#2,59367—
2018#2,64765—
2017#2,54669—
2016#2,16889—
2015#2,03996—
2014#2,37177—
2013#2,09691—
2012#1,929102—
2011#2,10391—
2010#1,897106—
2009#1,756124—
2008#1,740127—
2007#1,908108—
2006#1,809113—
2005#1,547132—
2004#1,573125—
2003#1,486131—
2002#1,683109—
2001#1,444130—
2000#1,456126—
1999#1,341132—
1998#1,481115—
1997#1,187153—
1996#1,246140—
1995#1,063168—
1994#994186—
1993#989187—
1992#832240—
1991#934205—
1990#822238—
1989#675302—
1988#692277—
1987#603323—
1986#600322—
1985#601316—
1984#552342—
1983#479411—
1982#510393—
1981#498410—
1980#485433—
1979#414511—
1978#436458—
1977#390538—
1976#362580#5,5875
1975#350619—
1974#349621#4,6346
1973#315733—
1972#268983—
1971#2681,079#3,9637
1970#2641,157#4,7245
1969#2501,177—
1968#2291,286—
1967#2281,295#3,5596
1966#2251,331#3,5376
1965#2251,413—
1964#2421,309—
1963#2511,250#3,6466
1962#2581,208—
1961#2461,269#3,6526
1960#2531,213—
1959#2631,127#3,6196
1958#2621,113—
1957#2701,035—
1956#2481,137—
1955#2511,091—
1954#2521,065—
1953#258990—
1952#268889—
1951#264870—
1950#269811—
1949#280745—
1948#312608—
1947#330574—
1946#354457—
1945#337407—
1944#449261—
1943#449276—
1942#472243—
1941#496197—
1940#582145—
1939#575136—
1938#633118—
1937#670103—
1936#652102—
1935#72985—
1934#81169—
1933#76973—
1932#83068—
1931#95952—
1930#1,10145—
1929#1,07846—
1928#1,19141—
1927#1,10847—
1926#1,05450—
1925#1,17643—
1924#1,04655—
1923#95360—
1922#1,23240—
1921#1,29836—
1920#1,25537—
1919#1,27036—
1918#1,38031—
1917#1,60523—
1916#1,80519—
1915#1,25831—
1914#1,38521—
1913#1,88311—
1912#1,9819—
1911#1,00719—
1910#1,7738—
1909#1,9576—
1908#1,6767—
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First appearance
1897

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 1973

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lynette, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lynette, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lynette, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lynette, so not publishedNHWashington: #444 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,131 girlsWAIdaho: #232 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 969 girlsIDMontana: #136 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 471 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #146 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 544 girlsNDMinnesota: #180 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 990 girlsMNIllinois: #282 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,596 girlsILWisconsin: #232 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,493 girlsWIMichigan: #211 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 1,132 girlsMINew York: #259 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 1,416 girlsNYMassachusetts: #383 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,171 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lynette, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Lynette, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lynette, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lynette, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #190 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 749 girlsSDIowa: #188 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 905 girlsIAIndiana: #339 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,363 girlsINOhio: #303 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,951 girlsOHPennsylvania: #282 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,732 girlsPANew Jersey: #332 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,122 girlsNJConnecticut: #378 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,450 girlsCTCalifornia: #329 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 1,792 girlsCAUtah: #211 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 987 girlsUTColorado: #161 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 711 girlsCONebraska: #181 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 821 girlsNEMissouri: #360 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,651 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Lynette, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lynette, so not publishedWVVirginia: #254 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,404 girlsVAMaryland: #237 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,254 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lynette, so not publishedDEArizona: #172 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 739 girlsAZNew Mexico: #130 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 496 girlsNMKansas: #187 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 855 girlsKSArkansas: #347 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,076 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Lynette, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #435 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,487 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lynette, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #176 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 710 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Lynette, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #248 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,167 girlsLAMississippi: #391 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,344 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Lynette, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Lynette, so not publishedGAHawaii: #222 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 756 girlsHITexas: #564 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 3,932 girlsTXFlorida: #386 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,386 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#130 · 1 in 496
  2. Montana#136 · 1 in 471
  3. North Dakota#146 · 1 in 544
  4. Colorado#161 · 1 in 711
  5. Arizona#172 · 1 in 739

Best ever in a state: #42 in Hawaii, 1953.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#130151 in 496
Montana#13681 in 471
North Dakota#14671 in 544
Colorado#161221 in 711
Arizona#172201 in 739
District of Columbia#17691 in 710
Minnesota#180231 in 990
Nebraska#181111 in 821
Kansas#187141 in 855
Iowa#188181 in 905
South Dakota#19051 in 749
Michigan#211521 in 1,132
Utah#211111 in 987
Hawaii#22261 in 756
Idaho#23251 in 969
Wisconsin#232181 in 1,493
Maryland#237151 in 1,254
Louisiana#248221 in 1,167
Virginia#254201 in 1,404
New York#259731 in 1,416
Illinois#282441 in 1,596
Pennsylvania#282391 in 1,732
Ohio#303361 in 1,951
California#329731 in 1,792
New Jersey#332181 in 2,122
Indiana#339151 in 2,363
Arkansas#34761 in 2,076
Missouri#360111 in 2,651
Connecticut#37861 in 2,450
Massachusetts#383101 in 3,171
Florida#386181 in 2,386
Mississippi#39171 in 2,344
North Carolina#435101 in 3,487
Washington#44461 in 3,131
Texas#564241 in 3,932
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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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
68 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1897
  • Peaked 1965 at #225 (1,413 births)
  • Births halved by 1974, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 65 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 65 yrs · run 1931–1994
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,249
  • 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%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 29.4% of all girls named Lynette (12,751) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s6#1,385 (1897)#1,385
1900s20#1,438 (1902)#1,690
1910s208#1,007 (1911)#1,535
1920s455#953 (1923)#1,139
1930s851#575 (1939)#773
1940s3,913#280 (1949)#406
1950s10,128#248 (1956)#261
1960s12,751#225 (1965)#241
1970s7,279#264 (1970)#342
1980s3,529#479 (1983)#570
1990s1,764#822 (1990)#1,089
2000s1,225#1,444 (2001)#1,640
2010s853#1,897 (2010)#2,239
2020s410#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 1973

girls
#315
733 births · 1 in 1,989 girls

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #315Lynette733
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 1,989 of them was named Lynette, which outranked 96.8% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lynette
  1. #312Esther746
  2. #312Gail746
  3. #314Nina741
  4. #315Lynette733
  5. #315Lorraine733
  6. #317Lora726
  7. #318Shari724
  8. #319Ronda719

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1973 →