Girls' name · since 1964

Dynette

Since 1964, U.S. Social Security records show 40 babies named Dynette, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#37,508 of 72,339
all-time among girls
40
born since 1964
1970s
peak decade

Dynette is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 40 have been recorded since 1964.

Dynette has 40 recorded births among girls since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 1975.

  • #37,508 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 40 born since 1964
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dynette ranks #37,508 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1964, peaking in the 1970s.

#37,508 of 72,339
all-time among girls
40
born since 1964
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Dynette's 40 recorded births place it above 47.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Dynette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Dynette's full recorded timeline at 1972, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Dynette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1975

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1970)
9
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
45678910 196419651970197219731975 6

Dynette by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (29 births, 73% of the file).

1970s was Dynette's strongest decade.

29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.

Dynette births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 29 births (73% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dynette? ▼
Since 1964, Social Security records show 40 babies named Dynette. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #37,508 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1975. Its busiest year on record was 1970, with 9 births.
Where does Dynette sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dynette ranks #37,508 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Dynette most popular? ▼
Dynette was most popular in the 1970s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Dynette been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Dynette since 1964 -- 12 years through the most recent 1975 data.
What names are similar to Dynette? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dynasty, Dynasti, Dynver, Dynesha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Keep exploring Dynette

Nearby Names Like Dynette

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dynette

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Dynasti Girl
#9709 505 births
Dynver Girl
#3205 400 births
Dynesha Girl
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Dyna Girl
246 births

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Alfaretta
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Impi
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Burlie
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Dynette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1964–1975 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dynette draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.