Given name
Lynnette
“a beautiful maiden; resembling a songbird”
In English use, Lynnette is a variant of Lynette. One Welsh interpretation is “a beautiful maiden; resembling a songbird.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Lynnette is a variant of Lynette. One Welsh interpretation is “a beautiful maiden; resembling a songbird.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Lynnette is a variant of Lynette. A possible origin is Celtic, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1902. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lynnette through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15,226
- 0 boys · 15,226 girls
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 506 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #6,720 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −18%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,720 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 18.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 506 in 1964. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 12,708 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lynnette’s family of names
In English usage, Lynnette has a related form in Lynette.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Lynnette
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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