Name Legacy

Lynetta

Recorded 1919–2004 · United States

Lynetta was most popular in 1970, when 51 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,787 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,466 people named Lynetta.

Most popular in1970
Rank that year#2,787
Births that year51
Total since 18801,466
Given to100% girls

Lynetta over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Lynetta’s peak in 1970. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lynetta a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lynetta is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,466 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Lynetta

Where Lynetta is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org