Girls' name · since 1897
Lynette
Since 1897, U.S. Social Security records show 43,392 babies named Lynette, peaking in 1965. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #659 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,610 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 43,392
- born since 1897
- 1960s
- peak decade
43,392 babies have been named Lynette since 1897, making it today's #2610 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Lynette recorded 43,392 times among girls since 1897, holding rank #2610 nationally today, ahead of 85% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 2025.
- #659 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,610 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 43,392 born since 1897
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynette ranks #659 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,610 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 43,392 born since 1897, peaking in the 1960s.
- #659 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,610 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 43,392
- born since 1897
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lynette's 43,392 recorded births place it above 99.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lynette compares
43,392 Top 4% higher than 96% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lynette's all-time total is 115x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lynette | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 43,392 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,413 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lynette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lynette's full recorded timeline at 1966, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1897, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1965 peak of 1,413 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lynette popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–2025
- Peak year (1965)
- 1,413
- Annual births at peak, across 129 years of records
Lynette popularity over time - boys
53 total births recorded since 1959 (Lynette as boys' name)
Lynette by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (12,751 births, 29% of the file).
1960s was Lynette's strongest decade.
12,751 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Lynette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 20
1900s
20 births
- 1910s 208
1910s
208 births
- 1920s 455
1920s
455 births
- 1930s 851
1930s
851 births
- 1940s 3,913
1940s
3,913 births
- 1950s
1950s
10,128 births
- 1960s
1960s
12,751 births
- 1970s
1970s
7,279 births
- 1980s 3,529
1980s
3,529 births
- 1990s 1,764
1990s
1,764 births
- 2000s 1,225
2000s
1,225 births
- 2010s 853
2010s
853 births
- 2020s 410
2020s
410 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 12,751 births (29% of all-time use).
How Lynette 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 Lynette's total volume
Lynette by state
Where Lynette concentrates geographically, total births since 1897
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5,601 | 12.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 3,075 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 2,943 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 2,237 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 2,114 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 1,879 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 1,846 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 1,619 | 3.7% |
5,601 of 43,392 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Lynette appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lynette's data
- Lynette's decade-level peak was the 1960s (12,751 total births); usage has since declined to 410 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lynettes (5,601 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lynette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~128 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, 1897–2025 (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 Lynette 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.