Lynette
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Lynette
Linda begat Lynn which gave way to Lynette, which peaked in the late 1960s. Lynette has been off the Top 1000 for a couple decades now, and the Lynn variations finding the most favor are those that put the "lyn" part at the end: Evelyn, Madelyn, Brooklyn.
Lynette is also given to boys.
Pronounced lih-NET.
As of October 2026, Lynette ranked #2633 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #225 in 1965.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,384 | 77 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #2,052 | 96 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #2,182 | 89 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #2,560 | 69 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #2,666 | 65 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #2,621 | 67 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #2,296 | 78 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #2,526 | 70 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #2,713 | 64 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #2,571 | 69 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #2,726 | 63 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #2,633 | 66 | — | 0 |
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