girls' name ★ peaked 1960

Annette

Meaning grace, gracious Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,443 Trend ↓ Falling 13%

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…

Rank 2025
#1,443
among girls · ↓135 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
149
named Annette · -15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 10,787
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1960
7,158 babies
All-time total
169,795
#236 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Annette popularity over time

169,795 babies have been named Annette since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 400 – 400 40 – #269
1890s 780 – 780 78 +95% #289
1900s 1,322 – 1,322 132 +69% #257
1910s 5,590 5 5,595 560 +323% #217
1920s 8,249 – 8,249 825 +47% #215
1930s 13,531 74 13,605 1,361 +65% #115
1940s 19,179 70 19,249 1,925 +41% #126
1950s 35,341 80 35,421 3,542 +84% #64
1960s 51,925 178 52,103 5,210 +47% #62
1970s 16,056 63 16,119 1,612 -69% #128
1980s 7,106 23 7,129 713 -56% #262
1990s 3,534 6 3,540 354 -50% #514
2000s 3,269 – 3,269 327 -8% #596
2010s 2,006 – 2,006 201 -39% #1,025
2020s (to 2025) 1,008 – 1,008 168 -16% #1,265

Where Annette is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 145 0.09 outside top 500
2027 142 0.09 outside top 500
2028 140 0.09 outside top 500
2029 138 0.09 outside top 500
2030 136 0.08 outside top 500

Where Annette is most popular

Girls named Annette per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.102 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, California, and Wisconsin.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Annette born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Texas 124 0.154 +51%
California 125 0.149 +45%
Wisconsin 15 0.146 +42%
Illinois 31 0.135 +32%
Arizona 19 0.135 +32%
Washington 15 0.104 ≈ national
Florida 39 0.091 -11%
New York 36 0.091 -11%
Colorado 10 0.090 -13%
Virginia 13 0.076 -26%
North Carolina 16 0.070 -31%
Pennsylvania 12 0.051 -50%
Indiana 7 0.050 -51%
Georgia 11 0.048 -53%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -55%
Missouri 5 0.041 -59%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -60%
Michigan 7 0.038 -62%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Annette

Annette is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,443 in 2025 with 149 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 169,795 American babies have been named Annette. Its peak came in 1960, when 7,158 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1960s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Annette stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Annette?

The median living Annette is about 63 years old; half are between 55 and 68. An estimated 126 thousand people named Annette are alive in the United States today.

median 63 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Annette year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 149 #1,443 – –
2024 176 #1,308 – –
2023 164 #1,373 – –
2022 171 #1,363 – –
2021 171 #1,317 – –
2020 177 #1,265 – –
2019 212 #1,139 – –
2018 194 #1,214 – –
2017 197 #1,219 – –
2016 202 #1,218 – –
2015 177 #1,337 – –
2014 184 #1,292 – –
2013 181 #1,293 – –
2012 213 #1,153 – –
2011 202 #1,189 – –
2010 244 #1,025 – –
2009 232 #1,102 – –
2008 257 #1,020 – –
2007 321 #869 – –
2006 304 #874 – –
2005 341 #774 – –
2004 389 #695 – –
2003 330 #753 – –
2002 434 #596 – –
2001 352 #703 – –
2000 309 #745 – –
1995 334 #646 – –
1990 469 #514 – –
1985 656 #359 6 #5,818
1980 970 #263 6 #5,560
1975 1,363 #187 7 #4,340
1970 2,891 #128 9 #3,289
1965 5,262 #71 20 #1,775
1960 7,136 #62 22 #1,729
1955 2,344 #156 5 #3,898
1950 2,127 #144 7 #3,034
1945 1,574 #149 6 #3,002
1940 2,004 #126 9 #2,485
1935 1,476 #142 7 #2,966
1930 781 #220 – –
1925 838 #222 – –
1920 868 #220 – –
1915 660 #235 – –
1910 232 #253 – –
1905 123 #302 – –
1900 113 #310 – –
1895 88 #309 – –
1890 63 #317 – –
1885 49 #283 – –
1880 28 #295 – –

Famous people named Annette

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Annette Bening Annette Bening American actress (born 1958) Contemporary
  2. 2 Annette O'Toole Annette O'Toole American actress (born 1952) Contemporary
  3. 3 Annette Funicello Annette Funicello American actress and singer (1942–2013) Contemporary
  4. 4 Annette Crosbie Scottish actor (born 1934) Contemporary
  5. 5 Annette Charles Annette Charles American actress, dancer, and educator (1948-2011) Contemporary
  6. 6 Annette Haven American pornographic film actress and erotic dancer b. 1954 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Annette Lu Annette Lu Taiwanese politician (born 1944) Contemporary
  8. 8 Annette von Droste-Hülshoff Annette von Droste-Hülshoff German composer and writer (1797–1848) 18th century
  9. 9 Annette Kellermann Annette Kellermann Australian swimmer, vaudeville star, film actress and writer (1886–1975) 1887–1975 · 19th century
  10. 10 Annette Schavan Annette Schavan German politician (born 1955) Contemporary
  11. 11 Annette Rogers Annette Rogers American sprinter and high jumper 1913–2006 · Contemporary
  12. 12 Annette Schwarz Pornographic actor, Germany b. 1984 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Annette, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Annette?

The median living Annette is about 63 years old. Half of all living Annettes are between 55 and 68 years old.

How many people named Annette are alive today?

An estimated 126 thousand people named Annette are alive in the United States, based on 169,795 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Annette mean?

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.

How popular is the name Annette in 2025?

Annette ranked #1,443 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 149 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Annette?

169,795 babies have been named Annette in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Annette most popular?

Annette peaked in 1960, when 7,158 newborns received the name.

Is Annette a boy or girl name?

Annette is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Annette rising or falling?

Annette has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Annette become more popular?

Annette is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 136 girls named Annette in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Annette?

Well-known people named Annette include Annette Bening (actor), Annette O'Toole (actor), Annette Funicello (actor).

Names like Annette

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