Recorded 1947–2014 Girls' name Peak 1968 473 births

Lynett — girls' name

473 babies named Lynett in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s181950s961960s1511970s951980s581990s62000s392010s10
1960s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Lynett was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

20 babies were named Lynett in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lynett

The Social Security Administration has registered 473 babies named Lynett between 1947 and 2014, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lynett currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lynett performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 151 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Lynett shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lynett 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 473 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.

Lynett at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

473

Since 1947

68 years of records

Peak year

1968

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1947

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2014

Lynett popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1947

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1968)
20
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
0510152025 20142003198219751968196119531947 6

Lynett by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
151 births that decade — 32% of Lynett's all-time total
1940s181950s961960s1511970s951980s581990s62000s392010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lynett?
473 babies have been named Lynett since 1947. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1968 with 20 births.
When was Lynett most popular?
Lynett was most popular in the 1960s decade with 151 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Lynett been used?
Lynett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 68 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Lynett?
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, 1947–2014 (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.