Recorded 2000–2012 Girls' name Peak 2008 37 births

Linett — girls' name

37 babies named Linett in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

37 girls have been named Linett since 2000, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2012.

37
total births
2000–2012
years on record
2000s
peak decade
70%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Linett was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

9 babies were named Linett in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Linett

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Linett between 2000 and 2012, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Linett currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Linett performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Linett shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Linett in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 37 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Linett at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

37

Since 2000

13 years of records

Peak year

2008

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

2000

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2012

Linett popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2000

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2008)
9
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
45678910 201220112008200520012000 6

Linett by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
26 births that decade — 70% of Linett's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Linett?
37 babies have been named Linett since 2000. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2008 with 9 births.
When was Linett most popular?
Linett was most popular in the 2000s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Linett been used?
Linett has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 13 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Linett?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Linda, Lindsey, Lindsay, Lina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2000–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.