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Girl name

Lynette

/laɪˈnɛt/ · 100% girls · 66 born in 2025

Lynette has been given to about 43,445 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1965, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/laɪˈnɛt/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 38,084
Median age today60 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lynette per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1965 · 1,413
  • Born in 202566
  • All time43,445

How popular is Lynette?

Its best year was 1965, when 1,413 babies were given the name, ranking 225th. The typical living American called Lynette is about 60 years old today. It is relatively most common in Washington, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Lynette

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lynnette0.97
  2. Linette0.92
  3. Lanette0.83
  4. Lizette0.80
  5. Lisette0.80
  6. Lissette0.78
  7. Yvette0.76
  8. Annette0.71

Middle names for Lynette

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lynette Rose0.87
  2. Lynette Marie0.87
  3. Lynette Grace0.87
  4. Lynette Jane0.87
  5. Lynette June0.86
  6. Lynette Claire0.86

Sibling names for Lynette

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Pennysister · 0.93
  2. Gwensister · 0.91
  3. Reginasister · 0.90
  4. Jaybrother · 0.90
  5. Chrisbrother · 0.89
  6. Rockybrother · 0.89

Where Lynette is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Washington0.01%
  2. California0.00%
  3. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Lynette Nguyen0.82
  2. Lynette Moore0.82
  3. Lynette Hill0.82
  4. Lynette Hall0.82
  5. Lynette Brown0.82
  6. Lynette Young0.79

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Lynette

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Lynette across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.