Name meaning & stats
Annet
Annet means “grace, gracious” (French origin). 240 US babies since 1940, peak 2003. Notable Annets are 1.4× over-represented as politicians.
What it means
“grace, gracious”
FrenchSpelling of Annette
Annette around the world
- Аннетт · Russian
- Аннетт · Ukrainian
- أنيت · Arabic
- אנט · Hebrew
- アネッテ · Japanese
- 安内特 · Chinese
- Annett
- Anaïs · Catalan
- Anete · Latvian
- Annaig · Breton
Famous Annettes
- 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 (1887–197
- Annette O'Toole · American actress (born 1952)
Annette’s name day
- December 9 · Norway
- September 9 · Sweden
In US birth records
Peak year: 2003
240 US babies were named Annet between 1940 and 2025.
Where Annets end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Politician | 1.4× | Low · 8 people |
| Writer | 1.3× | Low · 5 people |
| Actor | 0.8× | Low · 3 people |
| Singer | 1.0× | Low · 2 people |
Among notable women who are politicians, Annets show up 1.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 603 Annettes spell it Annet
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2003)