Annette

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Annette or Anette is a given name that is a diminutive of Anna or Anne, and has been used as a name of its own since the Industrial Age. In Greek, the variant Anneta is used. Notable people with the name include:

From Wikipedia

Annette first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 28 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1960 with 458 babies (rank #32 that year). It was not in the 2025 data.

Numerology of Annette

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Annette yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

6,567

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

458

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Annette

Annette Beningfilm actor · b. 1958
Annette von Droste-Hülshoffdraftsperson · b. 1797
Annette O'Toolefilm actor · b. 1952
Annette Kellermannsynchronized swimmer · b. 1867
Annette Schavantheologian · b. 1955

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	234	#43
1953	220	#44
1954	227	#40
1955	215	#44
1956	232	#39
1957	213	#45
1958	261	#35
1959	309	#33
1960	458	#32
1961	402	#37
1962	390	#37
1963	432	#32
1964	396	#33
1965	305	#43
1966	295	#39
1967	279	#45
1968	276	#49
1969	273	#49
1970	229	#60
1971	225	#62
1972	196	#69
1973	174	#68
1974	135	#84
1975	51	#106
1976	40	#113
1977	54	#106
1978	45	#106
2015	1	#1,062