Wynette
Tammy Wynette was an American country music singer and songwriter, considered among the genre's most influential and successful artists. Along with Loretta Lynn, Wynette helped bring a woman's perspective to the male-dominated country music field that helped other women find representation in the genre.
Meaning & Origin of Wynette
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tammy Wynette was an American country music singer and songwriter, considered among the genre's most influential and successful artists. Along with Loretta Lynn, Wynette helped bring a woman's perspective to the male-dominated country music field that helped other women find representation in the genre.
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The Story of Wynette
Wynette first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1914, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1970, when 39 Wynettes were born — ranking #2,081 that year. As of 2026, Wynette ranks #13,316 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 956 Wynettes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Wynette
Wynette is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 956 births in the dataset. Wynette's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #2,081. Use the chart and map above to compare Wynette's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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