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Annett

Annett means “grace, gracious” (French origin). 949 US babies since 1940, peak 1960. Notable Annetts are 2.8× over-represented as doctors.

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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: 1960

40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s

949 US babies were named Annett between 1940 and 2025.

Where Annetts end up

Careervs expectedConfidence
Doctor2.8×Medium · 13 people
Chemist2.0×Low · 6 people
Actor0.7×Low · 5 people
Professor0.9×Low · 3 people

Among notable women who are doctors, Annetts show up 2.8× 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 153 Annettes spell it Annett

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1960)