Recorded 1949–1960 Girls' name Peak 1956 18 births

Lynet — girls' name

18 babies named Lynet in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s71960s6
1950s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Lynet was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

7 babies were named Lynet in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lynet

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Lynet between 1949 and 1960, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lynet currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lynet performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lynet shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lynet 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 18 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.

Lynet at a glance

Last recorded 1960

Total births

18

Since 1949

12 years of records

Peak year

1956

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1960

Active since

1949

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1960

Lynet popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1949

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1956)
7
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 196019561949 5

Lynet by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
7 births that decade — 39% of Lynet's all-time total
1940s51950s71960s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lynet?
18 babies have been named Lynet since 1949. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1956 with 7 births.
When was Lynet most popular?
Lynet was most popular in the 1950s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
How long has the name Lynet been used?
Lynet has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 12 years of data through 1960.
What names are similar to Lynet?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lynn, Lynda, Lynne, Lynette, 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, 1949–1960 (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.