Annette

Meaning: Grace; favor
Origin: French (from Hebrew) — Variant of Anne

Nicknames: Nettie

Girl's name · #1443 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Annette reached #62 in 1960 and has faded to #1443 since. About 169,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 15 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,659 in Ecuador (2025) · #3,062 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,295 in Canada (2024).

Famous Annettes

Annette Bening — American actress (born 1958)
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff — German composer and writer (1797–1848)
Annette O'Toole — American actress (born 1952)
Annette Kellermann — Australian swimmer, vaudeville star, film actress and writer (1886–1975)
Annette Funicello — American actress and singer (1942–2013)

In stories & tradition

Annette Birkin — Resident Evil 2 (video game)
Annette et Lubin^fr — Fictional persons
Annette Berkardt — That '70s Show (TV series)

What Annettes become

Among 1,808 notable people named Annette:

Medical professionals appear 3.17× more often than among typical names — e.g. Annette Chalut, French resistance fighter and physician (1924–2021).

Similar names: Anne · Belinda · Anita · Yvette · Maura · Jeanette

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