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Annette

Masculine · “grace”

Annette is given to girls far more often — 169,296 girls against 499 boys since 1880. See Annette as a girl name

1916high 1964
Rare todaygiven to only a few children a year
rare

Annette entered the US charts in 1916, peaked at #1528 in 1937, is rarely given in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.

How old is the name Annette?

Annette first appears in US birth records in 1916 — 109 years ago. The typical Annette alive today was born around 1960, making them about 65 years old. About 300 people named Annette are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Annette most popular?

Annette peaked in 1937, reaching #1528 nationally. See the whole 1937 chart.

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Where it comes from

The story of Annette

The root is Hebrew Channah, which reached western Europe as Anna through the Greek and Latin of the Bible. In medieval and later France, Anne was so widespread — carried along by the veneration of St Anne, named in Christian tradition as the mother of Mary — that it grew a whole family of pet forms, and Annette was among them, built with the diminutive ending -ette. From France the form spread into English use as a name in its own right rather than a nickname, and it traveled with French speakers to Canada and the United States. It has been written the same way, with two n's and one t, for a very long time.

Meaning

grace, favor

Annette is a French diminutive of Anne, which descends through Latin Anna and Greek Hanna from the Hebrew name Channah, meaning grace or favor.

How the name formed

  1. Channah
  2. Hanna
  3. Anna
  4. Anne
  5. Annette

Related forms: Anne · Annetta · Anita · Anneke · Annika · Channah

Pronouncing Annette

uh-NET

Stress falls on the second syllable. French speakers say it closer to ah-NET, with a fuller first vowel; both are readily understood.

Nicknames for Annette

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AnnieThe most common informal short form
AnneWorks as an everyday shortening and stands alone as a formal name, which makes it useful on documents and introductions
NettieAn older short form, in wider use among earlier generations
NettaLess common than Nettie, and used independently as a given name in some places
NanAn informal family shortening shared with Anne and Nancy
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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

BOYS NAMED · 1916–20252513025619161992

US babies named Annette per year from 1916 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#15281910s1990s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
1916
Most boys named
196425 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#1528reached in 1937
Change vs 1985
0.0%6 in 1992, from 6
Annette sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 1964, with 25 boys. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

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.

Annette in other languages

The same name elsewhere

  • Anne in French — related form
  • Annetta in Italian — same name
  • Anita in Spanish — related form
  • Anneke in Dutch — related form
  • Annika in Swedish — related form
  • Channah in Hebrew — related form

Annettes among us

300

people named Annette are estimated to be alive in the US today

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

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Is it right for you

Fashion outlook

Annette 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.

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Frequently asked

How many Annettes are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Annette are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How popular is the name Annette in 2025?
Annette is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
Will my child share the name Annette with classmates?
Annette will almost certainly be the only one in school.

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