Girls' name · since 1949
Lynnet
Lynnet has 87 recorded births since 1949 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1967 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,716 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 87
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lynnet is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 87 have been recorded since 1949.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynnet has been recorded 87 times among girls since 1949, 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 1949 to 2007.
- #28,716 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 87 born since 1949
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynnet ranks #28,716 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 87 born since 1949, peaking in the 1960s.
- #28,716 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 87
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lynnet's 87 recorded births place it above 60.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lynnet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lynnet's full recorded timeline at 1968, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1967 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lynnet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2007
- Peak year (1967)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Lynnet by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (51 births, 59% of the file).
1960s was Lynnet's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Lynnet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
51 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 51 births (59% of all-time use).
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- Lynnet's decade-level peak was the 1960s (51 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.
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 Lynnet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1967)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1949–2007 (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 Lynnet 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.