The first name Linette
A girl’s name from Welsh.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Welsh origin
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.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Linette last appeared in the official list in 2007, given to 3 girls.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Linette with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Linette at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 6 girls born in the United States were named Linette, the 14,215th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1970, when 156 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
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Questions
- What does the name Linette mean?
- 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.
- What is the origin of the name Linette?
- 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.
- How popular is the name Linette?
- In 2007, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Linette, ranking 5,201st.
- Is Linette a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 4,285 US babies named Linette since 1880 were girls.
- When was Linette most popular?
- 1970 in the United States, when 156 babies were named Linette, its highest rank at 863rd.