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Annette

Annette means “grace, gracious” (French origin). 139,844 US babies since 1940, peak 1960.

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What it means

“grace, gracious”

FrenchWell documented

In US birth records

Peak year: 1960

40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s

139,844 US babies were named Annette between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Annette (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

Annette is the main spelling

  • Annette 97%
  • Anette 2%
  • Annett 1%
  • Anahit <1%
  • Aneth <1%
  • Annet <1%
  • Anneth <1%
  • Anett <1%
  • Anahat <1%

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

Name twins (peaked around 1960)