Recorded 1968–1979 Girls' name Peak 1968 28 births

Tynette — girls' name

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

1960s171970s11
1960s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Tynette was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

9 babies were named Tynette in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tynette

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Tynette between 1968 and 1979, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tynette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tynette performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tynette shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tynette 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 28 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.

Tynette at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

28

Since 1968

12 years of records

Peak year

1968

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1968

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1979

Tynette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1968

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1968)
9
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Tynette by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
17 births that decade — 61% of Tynette's all-time total
1960s171970s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tynette?
28 babies have been named Tynette since 1968. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1968 with 9 births.
When was Tynette most popular?
Tynette was most popular in the 1960s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Tynette been used?
Tynette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 12 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Tynette?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tynisha, Tynesha, Tyna, Tyneisha, 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, 1968–1979 (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.