How popular is the name Lynette?

Lynette ranks 553rd among girls' names in US records, with 47,682 births since 1897. Over the past decade it accounts for 842.

Is Lynette a unisex name?

No. Lynette is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1965, when 1,532 children were given the name. It has been in use for 128 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#553 of girl names

Pronounced L AY2 N EH1 T (ARPABET)

Lynette is a girls' name, and first appears in 1897. It has been given to 47,682 children — the 553rd most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 38% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1965, when 1,532 children were given it.

1965Girls: 1,532Boys: 0

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Lynette?: Lynette ranks 553rd among girls' names in US records, with 47,682 births since 1897. Over the past decade it accounts for 842.
Is Lynette a unisex name?: No. Lynette is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Lynette most popular?: 1965, when 1,532 children were given the name. It has been in use for 128 years and is still recorded as of 2024.