The first name Mette
A girl’s name.
1 syllable Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Mette last appeared in the official list in 2007, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2003, with 3 births (#4,373).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Mette with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Mette at birth, 1880–2025
In 2016, 6 girls born in the United States were named Mette, the 15,597th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2010, when 7 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Mette
13 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Anne Mette HansenDanish handball player, born 1994
- Mette SchjoldagerDanish badminton player, born 1977
- Mette TranborgDanish handball player, born 1996
- Mette VestergaardDanish handball player, born 1975
- Mette GjerskovDanish politician (1966–2023)
- Mette BockDanish politician, journalist and consultant, born 1957
- Mette MestadBiathlete, born 1958
- Mette GravholtDanish handball player, born 1984
- Mette MelgaardDanish handball player, born 1980
- Mette KierkgaardDanish politician, born 1972
- Mette AbildgaardDanish politician, born 1988
- Mette PoulsenBadminton player, born 1993
Questions
- How popular is the name Mette?
- In 2007, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Mette, ranking 5,201st. Its peak was 2003, with 3 births.
- When was Mette most popular?
- 2010 in the United States, when 7 babies were named Mette, its highest rank at 14,467th.