Lynette
A girls’ name of Old French origin, meaning little lake; diminutive of lynn.
Babies a year
67
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Lynette by the numbers
Lynette was given to 67 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 1,412 babies in 1965, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lynette. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lynnettelake; a form of Lynn or Linnet24 in the US (2017)
- Linettelinen cloth; small flax plant16 in the US (2017)
- Lysetteliberator; a diminutive of Lysandra or Lyse8 in the US (2017)
- Lanette6 in the US (2017)
- Lizettegod is my oath; diminutive of elizabeth42 in the US (2017)
- LisetteGod's oath; a form of Elizabeth41 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Lynette
Names that are said the same way as Lynette, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Linnettesmall linden tree; a form of linnet6 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Lynette
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