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Lynette

“Variant of Eluned”

Girl's name · #2633 in the US (2025) · Retro

Lynette reached #225 in 1965 and has faded to #2633 since. About 43,000 girls have carried it since 1897.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Lynettes

• Lynette Woodard — American basketball player
• Lynette Yiadom Boakye — British artist (born 1977)
• Lynette Fromme — attempted assassin of Gerald Ford (born 1948)
• Lynette Davies — Welsh actress (1948-1993)
• Lynette Burger — cyclist

In stories & tradition

• Lynette Scavo — Desperate Housewives
• Lynette — Genshin Impact
• Lynette Hansen — Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire

What Lynettes become

Among 128 notable people named Lynette:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.39× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lynette Long, American psychologist.

Similar names: Jackie · Leanne · Jeanette · Mindy · Annette · Yvette

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