# Linette (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/linette/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Welsh |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 4,285 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 4,285 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 3, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

In modern use a spelling variant of Lynette, though it is also identical with a rare French name, diminutive of Line, from Caroline, Pauline and other female names ending in -line.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 27 | 5,146 |
| 2012 | 22 | 6,028 |
| 2013 | 22 | 5,937 |
| 2014 | 18 | 6,887 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10,565 |
| 2016 | 15 | 7,830 |
| 2017 | 16 | 7,289 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10,251 |
| 2019 | 9 | 11,001 |
| 2020 | 14 | 7,792 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10,003 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10,113 |
| 2023 | 9 | 10,823 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10,749 |
| 2025 | 6 | 14,215 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | 5,201 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.