Annetta
Annetta is a variant of the feminine given name Anna. Notable people with the name include:Annetta Carter (1907–1991), American botanist Annetta R. Chipp (1866–1961), American temperance leader and prison evangelist Annetta Grodner, Ukrainian singer, actress, and Yiddish theatre performer Annetta Kapon, Greek artist Annetta W.
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Annetta
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Annetta is a variant of the feminine given name Anna. Notable people with the name include:Annetta Carter (1907–1991), American botanist Annetta R. Chipp (1866–1961), American temperance leader and prison evangelist Annetta Grodner, Ukrainian singer, actress, and Yiddish theatre performer Annetta Kapon, Greek artist Annetta W.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
The Story of Annetta
American parents first put Annetta on the record books as a baby girl name in 1880, with 18 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1941, when 183 Annettas were born — ranking #511 that year. Annetta last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 9K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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About the name Annetta
Annetta is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Annetta's peak popularity came in 1941 when it ranked #511. Use the chart and map above to compare Annetta'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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