Lynette

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A few things about Lynette you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Lynette

Lynette Woodard

American basketball player (born 1959)

Choose Lynette and your child shares a first name with Lynette Woodard, an American basketball player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Lynette, like who?” Lynette Woodard's Wikipedia article is available in 22 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 24,331 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Lynette, 66 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Lynette would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLynette first shows up in US birth records in 1897, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 128 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1966, when it ranked #225. Today it's #2,607, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendLynette has slipped 330 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,607. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Lynette

Lynette is a girl name of English, French and Scottish origin. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with L and ending in “-tte”. US birth records list Lynette for girls from 1897 to 2025, in 120 of those 129 years. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked #225 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,607, with 66 babies.

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