Lannette
Feminine
Lannette is a three-syllable name with the soft -ette ending and a doubled n, close to Lynette and Janette. It has a French look and a gentle sound.
How old is the name Lannette?
Lannette first appears in US birth records in 1946 — 79 years ago. The typical Lannette alive today was born around 1968, making them about 57 years old. About 500 people named Lannette are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Lannette most popular?
Lannette peaked in 1968, reaching #2296 nationally. See the whole 1968 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Lannette
Names ending in -ette came to America looking French, Annette, Jeanette, Lynette, and families built new ones on the same pattern. Lannette is one of them, with a doubled n that gives the middle a firm step. It is a name that sounds as if it came from somewhere else and was in fact made at home, and there is nothing wrong with that.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records the origin of Lannette. It may be a spelling of Lanette or Lynette, and no record says which.
Pronouncing Lannette
luh-NET
Stress on the last syllable.
Nicknames for Lannette
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1946
- Most girls named
- 196828 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2296reached in 1968
- Change vs 1993
- −44.4%5 in 1999, from 9
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Lannettes among us
people named Lannette are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Lannette sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It sounds familiar and is easy to say.
- Nettie and Lana give two short forms.
- People will write Lanette or Lynette.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.
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Frequently asked
- How many Lannettes are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Lannette are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Lannette in 2025?
- Lannette is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Lannette with classmates?
- Lannette will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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