Lynnetta
A feminine name taken from the Old English word "lind" meaning tender, soft.
Name Census estimates that about 426 living Americans carry the first name Lynnetta. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Lynnetta today is around 59 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lynnetta births was 1966 (22 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lynnetta. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
426
~ 1 in 804,588 Americans
Peak year
1966
22 babies that year
Average age
59
years old
1989 SSA rank
#13,649
Tracked since 1941
Census
Lynnetta in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 448 people with the first name Lynnetta, which placed it at #22,278 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#22,278
National first-name rank
People counted
448
448 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
49.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lynnetta
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lynnetta is White at 49.3%. The next largest groups are Black (41.7%) and Two or More Races (4.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lynnetta described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Lynnetta at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White49.3% · 221
- Black or African American41.7% · 187
- Two or more races4.2% · 19
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.2% · 10
- Hispanic or Latino1.3% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 5
Popularity
Lynnetta: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lynnetta from the 1940s through to the 1980s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 158 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1960s peak, Lynnetta remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lynnetta by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Lynnetta during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Lynnettas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Lynnetta
The name Lynnetta is a feminine given name with origins dating back to the Middle Ages. It is a variant of the name Lynette, which itself is derived from the Old French word "linette," meaning a small songbird, particularly a linnet.
In the 12th century, the name Lynette appeared in the Arthurian legends as the lady-love of Sir Gareth in the stories of Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur." It is believed that the name was chosen for its association with the delicate and melodious qualities of a songbird.
The earliest recorded use of the spelling "Lynnetta" dates back to the late 15th century, when it was used as a variant of Lynette in England and parts of France. Over time, the name gained popularity and spread to other regions of Europe and beyond.
One of the earliest notable figures with the name Lynnetta was Lynnetta Pollock (1590-1657), an English noblewoman and courtier during the reign of King Charles I. Another historical figure was Lynnetta Fitzwilliam (1712-1789), a prominent philanthropist who founded several charitable institutions in Ireland.
In literature, the name Lynnetta was used by the English poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson in his work "Idylls of the King," which retold the Arthurian legends. The character of Lynnetta was portrayed as a maiden attending to the Lady of the Lake.
During the 19th century, the name gained some popularity in the United States, with Lynnetta Morris (1832-1904) being a prominent educator and advocate for women's rights in New York. Lynnetta Saussure (1848-1919) was a renowned botanist and naturalist from South Carolina.
Another historical figure with the name Lynnetta was Lynnetta Barnes (1905-1985), a British actress and singer who appeared in several West End productions and television shows in the mid-20th century.
While the name Lynnetta has remained relatively uncommon compared to its variants like Lynette and Lynn, it has continued to be used throughout history, carrying with it a sense of delicacy, melody, and connection to the natural world.
People
Lynnetta + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lynnetta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lynnetta: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lynnetta?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 426 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lynnetta going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 804,588 US residents.
Is Lynnetta a common name?
We classify Lynnetta as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 529 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lynnetta most popular?
The single biggest year for Lynnetta was 1966, when 22 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lynnetta is about 59 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Lynnetta in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 448 people with the name Lynnetta, or 0.15 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #22,278 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Lynnetta in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Lynnetta?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Lynnetta appears almost entirely female. Of the 448 people counted with this name, 99.6% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Lynnetta?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lynnetta is White at 49.3%. The next largest groups are Black (41.7%) and Two or More Races (4.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Lynnetta most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Lynnetta in the 2020 Census, accounting for 49.3% (221 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Lynnetta in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lynnetta a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Lynnetta in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Lynnetta still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lynnetta in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Lynnetta can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Lynnetta?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Lynnetta, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.