Linette
Linette was the 14215th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked 863rd with 156 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,650 places. More babies were named Linette in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Lynette) Origin uncertain · Welsh, English
- Rank in 2025
- #14,215 girls, down 6,423 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1970156 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,285babies recorded
What does the name Linette mean?
Linette is a spelling of Lynette, pronounced the same way, so it shares Lynette's meaning and origin.
Lynette was first used by Tennyson in his Idylls of the King (1859–85), where Lynette is a lady of Arthur's court. Wiktionary takes it as an English rendering of the Welsh name Eluned, reshaped to look like Lynn plus the French ending -ette. The meaning of Eluned is not given in our sources. Lynette was most popular in the US in the 1960s.
Eluned (Welsh, “a Welsh woman's name”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. The Tennyson origin is clear; the meaning of the underlying Welsh Eluned is not documented in our sources.
Related names: Lynnette, Linette, Lynn, Eluned.
See also: Welsh names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Lynette', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Lynnette', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Linette popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,215 | 6 |
| 2020 | #7,792 | 14 |
| 2010 | #4,924 | 29 |
| 2000 | #3,942 | 32 |
| 1990 | #2,453 | 50 |
| 1980 | #2,170 | 47 |
| 1970 | #863 | 156 |
| 1960 | #1,346 | 68 |
| 1950 | #1,371 | 45 |
| 1940 | #2,501 | 12 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Linette, counting every spelling?
Linette is a spelling of Lynette, a name family that had 89 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 89 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynette | 66 | #2,633 | 332 |
| Lynnette | 17 | #6,720 | 84 |
| Linette | 6 | #14,215 | 44 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Linette?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Linette (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Linette born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Linette.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Linette?
About 3,900 people born in the US named Linette are alive today, with a median age of 53; half are between 36 and 62. That makes Linette mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Linette: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Linette, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Linette
What does Linette mean?
The origin of Lynette is uncertain: the Tennyson origin is clear; the meaning of the underlying Welsh Eluned is not documented in our sources.
How popular is the name Linette?
Linette was the 14215th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked 863rd with 156 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,650 places. More babies were named Linette in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Linette a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Linette in the US.