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Annette

Girl

Meaning of Annette: French: 'grace'

Annette is a girl's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1400th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1400

149 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

169,795

First recorded 1880 · peak 1960

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 949 babies1982: 868 babies1983: 722 babies1984: 702 babies1985: 662 babies1986: 607 babies1987: 587 babies1988: 573 babies1989: 483 babies1990: 469 babies19901991: 450 babies1992: 436 babies1993: 362 babies1994: 337 babies1995: 334 babies1996: 294 babies1997: 290 babies1998: 281 babies1999: 287 babies2000: 309 babies20002001: 352 babies2002: 434 babies2003: 330 babies2004: 389 babies2005: 341 babies2006: 304 babies2007: 321 babies2008: 257 babies2009: 232 babies2010: 244 babies20102011: 202 babies2012: 213 babies2013: 181 babies2014: 184 babies2015: 177 babies2016: 202 babies2017: 197 babies2018: 194 babies2019: 212 babies2020: 177 babies20202021: 171 babies2022: 171 babies2023: 164 babies2024: 176 babies2025: 149 babies
US babies named Annette per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 949.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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