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    The first name Lynette

    A girl’s name from Welsh.

    Pronounced /lɪˈnɛt/ 2 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    Welsh origin

    Anglicized form of Welsh Eluned, first used by Tennyson in the Idylls of the King(1859-85), altered by folk etymology to be Lynn + -ette.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    Lynette last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 4 girls. It peaked in 2006, with 8 births (#2,509).

    0510 1996200020052010201520202025
    71
    babies named Lynette, 1996–2025
    #4,843
    rank in 2024
    2006
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lynette with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Lynette at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 66 girls born in the United States were named Lynette, the 2,633rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1965, when 1,413 were.

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    43,445
    babies named Lynette since 1880
    #2,633
    rank in 2025
    1965
    peak year

    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.

    Nicknames and spellings

    Other spellings and forms

    Famous people named Lynette

    6 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Lynette Woodard
      American basketball player (born 1959)
    • Lynette Yiadom Boakye
      British artist (born 1977)
    • Lynette Fromme
      Attempted assassin of Gerald Ford (born 1948)
    • Lyn McClements
      Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, born 1951
    • Lyn Bell
      Australian swimmer, Olympic silver medallist, born 1947
    • Jennifer Turrall
      Australian swimmer, Olympic athlete, Commonwealth Games gold medallist, former world recor, born 1960

    More Welsh girls’ names

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    Questions

    What does the name Lynette mean?
    Anglicized form of Welsh Eluned, first used by Tennyson in the Idylls of the King(1859-85), altered by folk etymology to be Lynn + -ette.
    What is the origin of the name Lynette?
    Anglicized form of Welsh Eluned, first used by Tennyson in the Idylls of the King(1859-85), altered by folk etymology to be Lynn + -ette.
    How popular is the name Lynette?
    In 2024, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Lynette, ranking 4,843rd. Its peak was 2006, with 8 births.
    Is Lynette a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 43,445 US babies named Lynette since 1880 were girls.
    When was Lynette most popular?
    1965 in the United States, when 1,413 babies were named Lynette, its highest rank at 225th.
    How do you pronounce Lynette?
    Lynette is /lɪˈnɛt/, 2 syllables.
    What are other spellings of Lynette?
    Lynnette.