Annette
Annette or Anette is a given name that is a diminutive of Anna or Anne, and has been used as a name of its own since the Industrial Age. In Greek, the variant Anneta is used.
Meaning & Origin of Annette
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Annette or Anette is a given name that is a diminutive of Anna or Anne, and has been used as a name of its own since the Industrial Age. In Greek, the variant Anneta is used.
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The Story of Annette
Annette first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 28 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1960, when 7,136 Annettes were born — ranking #62 that year. As of 2026, Annette ranks #1,320 for baby girls with 171 births, gradually falling (-10%). In total, more than 169K Annettes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Annette
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- Annette Abbott Adams (1877–1956), American lawyer and judge
- Annette A. Aguilar (born 1957), American drummer
- Annette Aiello (born 1941), American entomologist and botanist
- Annette Allcock (1923–2001), British artist
- Annette Andre (born 1939), Australian actress
- Annette Arkeketa , American dramatist
- Annette Ashberry (also known as Anne Ashberry) (1894–1990), British engineer, gardener and author
- Annette Auguste (died 2020), Haitian folk singer and activist
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Names that sound like Annette
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About the name Annette
Annette is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 169K births in the dataset. Annette's peak popularity came in 1960 when it ranked #62. Use the chart and map above to compare Annette'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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