Recorded 1941–1989 Girls' name Peak 1966 529 births

Lynnetta — girls' name

529 babies named Lynnetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s411950s1211960s1581970s1501980s59
1960s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Lynnetta was born in this single decade.

1966
Single peak year

22 babies were named Lynnetta in 1966 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lynnetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 529 babies named Lynnetta between 1941 and 1989, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lynnetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1966, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lynnetta performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 158 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lynnetta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lynnetta in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lynnetta 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 529 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.

Lynnetta at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

529

Since 1941

49 years of records

Peak year

1966

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1941

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1989

Lynnetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1941

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1966)
22
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
0510152025 198919821976197019641958195219441941 6

Lynnetta by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
158 births that decade — 30% of Lynnetta's all-time total
1940s411950s1211960s1581970s1501980s59

Lynnetta by state

Where Lynnetta concentrates geographically — total births since 1941

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lynnetta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 1.9%
California share of Lynnetta's total US births 1.9%

10 of 529 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lynnetta?
529 babies have been named Lynnetta since 1941. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1966 with 22 births.
When was Lynnetta most popular?
Lynnetta was most popular in the 1960s decade with 158 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
Where is Lynnetta most popular?
The top states for the name Lynnetta are California (10 births).
How long has the name Lynnetta been used?
Lynnetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 49 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Lynnetta?
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.

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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, 1941–1989 (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.