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Lynette

Lynette: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“idol, image”
Origin
Welsh
Say it
lih-NET · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Usually treated as a diminutive of Lynn or a form influenced by the Arthurian name Lynette, from Welsh Eluned. The exact pathway of the modern form is somewhat mixed.

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How popular is Lynette?

202418.9 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Lynette in 202463

2024 rank#2,717 girls

Peak year1965

Total US babies since 188043,379

Lynette is steady now but far below its 1965 peak.

Names like Lynette

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Lynette questions

What does the name Lynette mean?

Lynette means "idol, image". It comes from Welsh. Usually treated as a diminutive of Lynn or a form influenced by the Arthurian name Lynette, from Welsh Eluned. The exact pathway of the modern form is somewhat mixed.

Is Lynette a boy or girl name?

Lynette is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Lynette?

63 US babies were named Lynette in 2024. Its peak year was 1965.

How do you pronounce Lynette?

Lynette is usually pronounced lih-NET.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.