Girls' name · since 1919
Lynetta
1,466 babies named Lynetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,784 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,466
- born since 1919
- 1960s
- peak decade
1,466 girls have been named Lynetta since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynetta has been recorded 1,466 times among girls since 1919, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2004.
- #5,784 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,466 born since 1919
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynetta ranks #5,784 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,466 born since 1919, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,784 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,466
- born since 1919
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lynetta's 1,466 recorded births place it above 92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Lynetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lynetta's full recorded timeline at 1965, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 51 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lynetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2004
- Peak year (1970)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Lynetta by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (420 births, 29% of the file).
1960s was Lynetta's strongest decade.
420 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Lynetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 22
1930s
22 births
- 1940s 137
1940s
137 births
- 1950s
1950s
332 births
- 1960s
1960s
420 births
- 1970s
1970s
311 births
- 1980s
1980s
171 births
- 1990s 58
1990s
58 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 420 births (29% of all-time use).
How Lynetta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lynetta's total volume
Lynetta by state
Where Lynetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 56 | 3.8% |
| #2 | California | | 42 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 28 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 19 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.3% |
56 of 1,466 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Lynetta's data
- Lynetta's decade-level peak was the 1960s (420 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Lynettas (56 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lynetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~85 yrs)
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, 1919–2004 (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 Lynetta 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.