Annette
About Annette
Annette is a French diminutive of Ann which was among the first wave of widely-used girls' names from France, now neglected for so long that it's almost starting to feel stylish again.
As of October 2026, Annette ranked #1443 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #62 in 1960.
Editor's take: The name Annette is a girl's name of French origin meaning "grace".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,292 | 184 | 103 |
| 2015 | #1,349 | 176 | 98.6 |
| 2016 | #1,218 | 202 | 114 |
| 2017 | #1,218 | 197 | 114.1 |
| 2018 | #1,214 | 194 | 114 |
| 2019 | #1,139 | 212 | 126.3 |
| 2020 | #1,265 | 177 | 109.5 |
| 2021 | #1,317 | 171 | 104.2 |
| 2022 | #1,361 | 171 | 104.3 |
| 2023 | #1,373 | 164 | 102.2 |
| 2024 | #1,304 | 176 | 108.6 |
| 2025 | #1,443 | 149 | 92.7 |
World rankings
Similar names
These 20 names were selected by our users looking for other names like Annette.
- Priscilla
- Clarice
- Marianne
- Rosaline
- Marian
- Helene
- Lucinda
- Sonia
- Antonia
- Annamae
- Rosanna
- Eleanore
- Clarisse
- Georgina
- Gillian
- Eileen
- Therese
- Dinah
- Anita
- Loretta
Annette on lists
Famous Annettes
- Annette van Vollenhoven
Sekreve, Princess of Orange,Nassau; wife of Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands
- Annette Joanne Funicello
American singer and actress
- Annette Lu (Hsiu
lien), former Vice President of Taiwan
- Annette Carol Bening
American actress
- Annette Ngosi "Annie" Ilonzeh
American actress
- Annette Faye King
New Zealand politician
- Annette Messager
French artist
- Annette von Droste
Hülshoff, German poet
- Annette Schwarz
German adult actress and model
- Annette O'Toole
American actress
- Annette Crosbie
Scottish actress
- Annette "Netty" Garrett aka NettyPlays
British YouTuber
- (Catherine) Annette Hanshaw
American jazz singer
- Sandra Annette Bullock
American actress
Annette in pop culture
- Annette Piper
character in Lauren DeStefano's "The Internment Chronicles"
- Annette Hargrove
character in movie "Cruel Intentions"
- Annette Dominic
character in Fire Emblem Three Houses video game