How Many People Are Named Lynetta?
An estimated 1,147 people in the United States have the first name Lynetta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Lynetta peaked in popularity in 1970 with 51 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lynetta 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 Lynetta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,147
About 1 in 298,827 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1970
51 births
Total Registered
1,466
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lynetta
Lynetta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,466 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lynetta as a female name
Ranked #17,722 in 2004
5 female births in 2004
Peak: 1970 (51 births)
Lynetta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lynetta span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 420 babies were registered. Lynetta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lynetta by Decade
How has Lynetta 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.
Lynetta by State
Birth registrations for Lynetta span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, California, Texas. The lowest are in Louisiana, Oklahoma, Indiana. On average, about 24 Lynettas were registered per state.
Lynetta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lynetta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lynetta
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lynetta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lynetta?
We estimate approximately 1,147 people named Lynetta 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 298,827 Americans share this first name.
Is Lynetta a common name?
Lynetta is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,466 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lynetta most popular?
Lynetta reached peak popularity in 1970, when 51 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lynetta is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lynetta a female name?
Lynetta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lynetta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lynetta Smith, Lynetta Johnson, Lynetta 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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