Feminine dossier · first seen 1925
Linette
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1970
Peak era
1970
Peak births
156
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen X
Quick answers about Linette
How many people are named Linette?
An estimated 3,602 living Americans are named Linette.
How rare is Linette?
Linette is very rare among babies today, with 6 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 96.2% from its 1970 peak.
How old is the typical Linette?
The median age of a living American named Linette is approximately 52 years, with most bearers falling between 35 and 61 years old.
Is Linette still popular?
Not especially. Linette has been declining since its 1970 peak and registered 6 births in 2025.
Where is Linette most common?
Linette has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 2.7× more often than the national baseline.
1925Peak 19702025
Peak year
1970
Decline from peak
96.2%
2025
6
All-time
4,285
Where it lives now
Linette is most concentrated in California — about 2.7× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Linette is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.