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Lynnette

Pronounced L IH1 N EH1 T T IY1 (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 1964
  • 123 years in use
  • 1 spelling
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How popular is Lynnette?

Lynnette is a girls' name, and first appears in 1902. It has been given to 16,383 children — the 1,046th most common girls' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 204 births across the past decade, against a peak of 537 in a single year. That peak was in 1964.

Linnette is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

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Spelling variants

These spellings sound identical to Lynnette and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

  • Linnette

Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
L IH1 N EH1 T T IY1
Stress pattern:
111
Syllables:
3

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

Names like Lynnette

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

Sibling names for Lynnette

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

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Lynnette?
Lynnette ranks 1,046th among girls' names in US records, with 16,383 births since 1902. Over the past decade it accounts for 204.
Is Lynnette a unisex name?
No. Lynnette is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Lynnette most popular?
1964, when 537 children were given the name. It has been in use for 123 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Lynnette spelled?
Linnette. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.