# Annette (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/annette/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | French |
| Meaning | “grace”, “gracious”, “little favor of god”, “cute grace”, “little anne” |
| Pronunciation | /əˈnɛt/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Annetta |
| US babies named this | 169,795 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 499 / 169,296 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 193, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From French Annette, diminutive of Anne, from Ἄννα (Ánna), the Ancient Greek New Testament form of the Hebrew female name חַנָּה (ḥannâ, “grace, gracious”) with the French suffix ette meaning cute, adorable or little. So, Annette could mean "Little favor of God", "cute grace" or "little Anne".

## What it means

Annette is grouped under god and grace.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 202 | 1,189 |
| 2012 | 213 | 1,153 |
| 2013 | 181 | 1,293 |
| 2014 | 184 | 1,292 |
| 2015 | 177 | 1,337 |
| 2016 | 202 | 1,218 |
| 2017 | 197 | 1,219 |
| 2018 | 194 | 1,214 |
| 2019 | 212 | 1,139 |
| 2020 | 177 | 1,265 |
| 2021 | 171 | 1,317 |
| 2022 | 171 | 1,363 |
| 2023 | 164 | 1,373 |
| 2024 | 176 | 1,308 |
| 2025 | 149 | 1,443 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 15 | 2,032 |
| 1968 | 13 | 2,315 |
| 1969 | 11 | 2,686 |
| 1970 | 9 | 3,289 |
| 1971 | 14 | 2,564 |
| 1972 | 10 | 3,161 |
| 1973 | 8 | 3,711 |
| 1975 | 7 | 4,340 |
| 1976 | 10 | 3,482 |
| 1977 | 5 | 5,881 |
| 1980 | 6 | 5,560 |
| 1982 | 5 | 6,418 |
| 1984 | 6 | 5,598 |
| 1985 | 6 | 5,818 |
| 1992 | 6 | 7,466 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5 | 3,667 |
| 2008 | 14 | 1,815 |
| 2009 | 11 | 2,148 |
| 2010 | 11 | 2,235 |
| 2011 | 9 | 2,636 |
| 2012 | 6 | 3,681 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4,739 |
| 2015 | 8 | 2,945 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3,609 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4,763 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3,541 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4,535 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4,634 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4,843 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3,035 |

## In other languages

- Bulgarian: Ане́та
- Czech: Aneta
- Polish: Aneta

## People named Annette

- Annette Bening, American actress (born 1958)
- Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German composer and writer (1797–1848)
- Annette Kellermann, Australian swimmer, vaudeville star, film actress and writer (1887–1975)
- Annette O'Toole, American actress (born 1952)
- Annette Funicello, American actress and singer (1942–2013)
- Annette Rogers, athletics competitor (1913-2006)
- Annette Charles, American actress
- Annette Edmondson, Australian cyclist
- Annette Messager, French artist (born 1943)
- Annette Vadim, Danish actress (1936-2005)
- Annette Gerritsen, Dutch speed skater
- Annette Haven, American pornographic film actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.