How Many People Are Named Linette?
An estimated 3,669 people in the United States have the first name Linette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Linette peaked in popularity in 1970 with 156 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Linette as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Linette paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,669
About 1 in 93,419 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1970
156 births
Total Registered
4,278
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Linette
Linette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,278 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Linette as a female name
Ranked #10,707 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1970 (156 births)
Linette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Linette span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,077 babies were registered. Linette has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Linette by Decade
How has Linette tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Linette by State
Birth registrations for Linette span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Oregon, North Carolina, Kansas. On average, about 85 Linettes were registered per state.
Linette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Linette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Linette
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Linette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Linette?
We estimate approximately 3,669 people named Linette are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 93,419 Americans share this first name.
Is Linette a common name?
Linette is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,278 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Linette most popular?
Linette reached peak popularity in 1970, when 156 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Linette is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Linette a female name?
Linette is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Linette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Linette Smith, Linette Johnson, Linette Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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