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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Lynette has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | — | — | ||
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| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | #1,438 | 7 | — | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
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| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 | — | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1986
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- New Mexico#285 · 1 in 1,353
- Connecticut#313 · 1 in 2,166
- Arizona#322 · 1 in 1,802
- Michigan#342 · 1 in 2,458
- Oklahoma#445 · 1 in 3,130
Best ever in a state: #42 in Hawaii, 1953.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #285 | 7 | 1 in 1,353 |
| Connecticut | #313 | 8 | 1 in 2,166 |
| Arizona | #322 | 13 | 1 in 1,802 |
| Michigan | #342 | 23 | 1 in 2,458 |
| Oklahoma | #445 | 6 | 1 in 3,130 |
| Pennsylvania | #447 | 18 | 1 in 3,818 |
| New Jersey | #448 | 12 | 1 in 3,499 |
| Wisconsin | #456 | 7 | 1 in 4,239 |
| Virginia | #469 | 9 | 1 in 3,748 |
| Illinois | #494 | 19 | 1 in 3,734 |
| Maryland | #503 | 6 | 1 in 4,087 |
| Massachusetts | #526 | 7 | 1 in 5,014 |
| New York | #542 | 26 | 1 in 4,173 |
| Colorado | #554 | 5 | 1 in 4,366 |
| Louisiana | #559 | 7 | 1 in 4,028 |
| Florida | #560 | 15 | 1 in 4,429 |
| California | #596 | 47 | 1 in 4,419 |
| Washington | #610 | 6 | 1 in 4,534 |
| Indiana | #656 | 5 | 1 in 6,573 |
| Texas | #856 | 17 | 1 in 7,745 |
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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.
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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
| 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 1986
girls
#600
322 births · 1 in 5,328 girls
Top girls' names in 1986
More about 1986
girls
1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 5,328 of them was named Lynette, which outranked 95.3% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).