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Lynette

Girl's name · #2633 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Lynette reached #225 in 1965 and has faded to #2633 since. About 43,000 girls have carried it since 1897.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#3,478 in Canada (2025) · #8,027 in Ecuador (2025) · #4,844 in England & Wales (2024) · #5,802 in France (2024) · #2,972 in Austria (2022) · #2,024 in Sweden (2014) · #471 in Puerto Rico (1999) · #639 in Scotland (1995) · #502 in Ireland (1994) · #369 in New Zealand (1989) · #82 in Australia (QLD) (1971) · #94 in Australia (NSW) (1970).

Famous Lynettes

• Lynette Woodard — American basketball player (born 1959)
• Lynette Howell Taylor — British film producer (born 1979)
• Lynette Yiadom Boakye — British painter and writer (born 1977)
• Lynette Curran — Australian actress (born 1945)

In stories & tradition

• Lynette Scavo — Fictional character on Desperate Housewives
• Lynette — Playable character in Genshin Impact
• Lynette Hansen — Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire (TV series)

What Lynettes become

Among 128 notable people named Lynette:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.39× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lynette Long, American psychologist (born 1948).

Similar names: Jackie · Leanne · Jeanette · Mindy · Annette · Lynn

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