Meaning and history
Linette is a variant of Lynette, a name derived from the Welsh Eluned or influenced by the French diminutive suffix -ette. The form became familiar through Lynette, a lady in Arthurian legend, and Alfred Tennyson’s retelling. American tennis player Linette is usually spelled Magda Linette, where it is a surname.
20062006: 49 births, rank #3,316
2007: 28 births, rank #5,097
2008: 40 births, rank #3,936
2009: 24 births, rank #5,709
2010: 29 births, rank #4,860
20112011: 27 births, rank #5,063
2012: 22 births, rank #5,895
2013: 22 births, rank #5,834
2014: 18 births, rank #6,713
2015: 10 births, rank #10,148
20162016: 15 births, rank #7,602
2017: 16 births, rank #7,092
2018: 10 births, rank #9,806
2019: 9 births, rank #10,473
2020: 14 births, rank #7,559
20212021: 10 births, rank #9,562
2022: 10 births, rank #9,680
2023: 9 births, rank #10,312
2024: 9 births, rank #10,271
20252025: 6 births, rank #13,208
Linette moved from #863 to #875 for girls between 1970 and 1971. Its highest annual birth count came in 1970, with 156 births.