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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Lynetta

Lynetta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1951, when it ranked 1495th; the most babies were born in 1970 (51). More babies were named Lynetta in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
197051 babies
Total since 1880
1,466babies recorded

Lynetta popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#6,70913
1980#3,17727
1970#1,77151
1960#1,73943
1950#2,09522
1940#3,1139
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Lynetta, counting every spelling?

Lynetta has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Lynetta?

About 1,200 people born in the US named Lynetta are alive today, with a median age of 59; half are between 50 and 68. That makes Lynetta a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Lynetta by state

How common Lynetta was among girls born in each state in 1968–1972, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (2.0×). In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesIL0.05Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesLA0.03Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Lynetta, girls, 1968–1972. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Lynetta: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lynetta, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Lynetta

How popular is the name Lynetta?

Lynetta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1951, when it ranked 1495th; the most babies were born in 1970 (51). More babies were named Lynetta in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Lynetta a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,466 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Lynetta most popular?

In 1968–1972, Lynetta was most common in Illinois (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Ohio.