Is Lynette a boy or girl name?
Lynette is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 63 girls and 0 boys were named Lynette, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 43,379 US babies named Lynette were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,726
- Babies named Lynette since 1897
- 43,379
- Most popular year
- 1965
- 1,412 babies
Boys and girls named Lynette, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 20 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 208 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 455 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 851 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 3,913 | 100% |
| 1950s | 6 | 10,128 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 24 | 12,751 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 23 | 7,279 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 0 | 3,529 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,764 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,225 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 853 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 344 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,726 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,571 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,713 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,526 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,296 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,621 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,666 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,560 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,182 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,052 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,384 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,100 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,933 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,112 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,906 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,765 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,751 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,918 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,819 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,552 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,582 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,491 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,690 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,455 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,466 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,346 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,488 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,192 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,251 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,065 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 186 | #999 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 187 | #995 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 240 | #834 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 205 | #937 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 238 | #823 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 302 | #675 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 277 | #693 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 323 | #603 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 322 | #601 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 316 | #602 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 342 | #552 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 411 | #480 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 393 | #511 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 410 | #498 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 433 | #485 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 511 | #415 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 458 | #437 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 538 | #390 |
| 1976 | 5 | #6,137 | 580 | #364 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 619 | #350 |
| 1974 | 6 | #5,006 | 621 | #349 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 733 | #316 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 983 | #268 |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,213 | 1,079 | #268 |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,165 | 1,157 | #264 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 1,177 | #250 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 1,286 | #229 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,815 | 1,295 | #228 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,769 | 1,331 | #225 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 1,412 | #225 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 1,310 | #242 |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,877 | 1,250 | #251 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 1,208 | #258 |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,896 | 1,269 | #246 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 1,213 | #253 |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,850 | 1,127 | #263 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 1,113 | #262 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 1,035 | #270 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 1,137 | #248 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 1,091 | #251 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 1,065 | #252 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 990 | #258 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 889 | #268 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 870 | #264 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 811 | #269 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 745 | #280 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 608 | #312 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 574 | #330 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 457 | #354 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 407 | #337 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 261 | #449 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 276 | #449 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 243 | #473 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 197 | #497 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 145 | #582 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 136 | #576 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 118 | #633 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 103 | #672 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 102 | #655 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 85 | #735 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 69 | #813 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 73 | #777 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 68 | #841 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 52 | #964 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,111 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,087 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,198 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,117 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,062 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,183 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,056 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 60 | #961 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,242 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,323 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,266 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,288 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,398 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,631 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,845 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,277 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,417 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,972 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,070 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,022 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,868 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,127 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,530 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,482 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lynette reached #3,769 in 1966. As a girl name, it reached #225 in 1965. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lynette
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.