Annette

#1,443 for girls in 2025, 149 births · Last seen for boys in 1992 at #7,422
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1960 · 7,136 births
Debut · girls
28 births
In top 100 · girls
11 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
169,296
since 1880

Annette over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201935peak #62, 1960girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,443149—
2024#1,305176—
2023#1,373164—
2022#1,362171—
2021#1,317171—
2020#1,264177—
2019#1,139212—
2018#1,214194—
2017#1,217197—
2016#1,217202—
2015#1,337177—
2014#1,291184—
2013#1,292181—
2012#1,153213—
2011#1,189202—
2010#1,025244—
2009#1,101232—
2008#1,020257—
2007#868321—
2006#874304—
2005#774341—
2004#695389—
2003#753330—
2002#596434—
2001#703352—
2000#745309—
1999#771287—
1998#765281—
1997#736290—
1996#717294—
1995#646334—
1994#644337—
1993#623362—
1992#545430#7,4226
1991#517450—
1990#514469—
1989#486483—
1988#410573—
1987#392587—
1986#380607—
1985#359656#5,7856
1984#334696#5,5616
1983#322722—
1982#283863#6,3855
1981#262949—
1980#263970#5,5256
1979#2501,000—
1978#2371,045—
1977#2191,134#5,8455
1976#1911,299#3,47110
1975#1871,363#4,3097
1974#1881,382—
1973#1711,606#3,6948
1972#1551,870#3,15210
1971#1322,466#2,55814
1970#1282,891#3,2829
1969#1133,106#2,68211
1968#1023,471#2,31113
1967#854,005#2,03015
1966#794,428#2,04315
1965#715,262#1,77420
1964#686,188#1,58125
1963#716,050#1,95717
1962#756,076#1,96217
1961#736,203#1,68623
1960#627,136#1,72822
1959#646,919#1,86519
1958#766,134#2,09315
1957#974,888#2,63110
1956#1193,750#2,36112
1955#1562,344#3,8865
1954#1542,281—
1953#1452,485—
1952#1562,160#3,7345
1951#1432,253#3,0667
1950#1442,127#3,0217
1949#1511,958—
1948#1461,931#3,6685
1947#1402,145#2,8628
1946#1421,919#3,1736
1945#1491,574#2,9966
1944#1461,667#3,1096
1943#1421,916#2,27711
1942#1342,041#2,5239
1941#1282,024#2,33310
1940#1262,004#2,4789
1939#1212,065#2,15911
1938#1192,149#2,6468
1937#1152,158#1,52820
1936#1251,851#2,18411
1935#1421,476#2,9517
1934#203872#2,7428
1933#222755#2,5429
1932#232683—
1931#223741—
1930#220781—
1929#224731—
1928#224780—
1927#228782—
1926#228780—
1925#222838—
1924#221868—
1923#215887—
1922#225850—
1921#218865—
1920#220868—
1919#220801—
1918#217846—
1917#219775—
1916#219773#3,8975
1915#235660—
1914#233526—
1913#241408—
1912#243342—
1911#256227—
1910#253232—
1909#266181—
1908#257185—
1907#284152—
1906#293126—
1905#302123—
1904#288123—
1903#31598—
1902#292115—
1901#293106—
1900#310113—
1899#30494—
1898#312101—
1897#30291—
1896#32679—
1895#30988—
1894#35561—
1893#33863—
1892#28887—
1891#34453—
1890#31763—
1889#34153—
1888#35645—
1887#31047—
1886#33840—
1885#28349—
1884#30440—
1883#26945—
1882#34127—
1881#31226—
1880#29428—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Annette was already there! It came in at #294, and was given to 28 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1882, when fewer than 29 girls a year got the name.

Where Annette is popular in 1935

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Annette, so not publishedAKMaine: #87 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 332 girlsMEVermont: #82 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 281 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #69 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 240 girlsNHWashington: #199 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,282 girlsWAIdaho: #144 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 587 girlsIDMontana: #134 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 618 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #149 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 689 girlsNDMinnesota: #125 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 667 girlsMNIllinois: #111 for girls · 92 births · 1 in 548 girlsILWisconsin: #97 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 503 girlsWIMichigan: #122 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 655 girlsMINew York: #92 for girls · 204 births · 1 in 406 girlsNYMassachusetts: #86 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 369 girlsMARhode Island: #84 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 376 girlsRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Annette, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Annette, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Annette, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #173 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,000 girlsSDIowa: #121 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 668 girlsIAIndiana: #158 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,034 girlsINOhio: #136 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 863 girlsOHPennsylvania: #138 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 823 girlsPANew Jersey: #115 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 634 girlsNJConnecticut: #101 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 497 girlsCTCalifornia: #138 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 635 girlsCAUtah: #77 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 310 girlsUTColorado: #198 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,140 girlsCONebraska: #207 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,374 girlsNEMissouri: #173 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 976 girlsMOKentucky: #187 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 950 girlsKYWest Virginia: #254 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,842 girlsWVVirginia: #247 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,906 girlsVAMaryland: #149 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 888 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Annette, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Annette, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #229 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,030 girlsNMKansas: #186 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,166 girlsKSArkansas: #358 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,707 girlsARTennessee: #207 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,189 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #166 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 831 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #157 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 732 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #125 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 585 girlsDCOklahoma: #293 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,997 girlsOKLouisiana: #162 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 709 girlsLAMississippi: #147 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 613 girlsMSAlabama: #97 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 370 girlsALGeorgia: #76 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 333 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Annette, so not publishedHITexas: #205 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 962 girlsTXFlorida: #96 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 390 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#69 · 1 in 240
  2. Georgia#76 · 1 in 333
  3. Utah#77 · 1 in 310
  4. Vermont#82 · 1 in 281
  5. Rhode Island#84 · 1 in 376

Best ever in a state: #19 in Utah, 1963.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#69131 in 240
Georgia#76911 in 333
Utah#77151 in 310
Vermont#8291 in 281
Rhode Island#84111 in 376
Massachusetts#86751 in 369
Maine#87191 in 332
New York#922041 in 406
Florida#96321 in 390
Alabama#97791 in 370
Wisconsin#97451 in 503
Connecticut#101191 in 497
Illinois#111921 in 548
New Jersey#115371 in 634
Iowa#121271 in 668
Michigan#122581 in 655
District of Columbia#12571 in 585
Minnesota#125291 in 667
Montana#13461 in 618
Ohio#136531 in 863
California#138551 in 635
Pennsylvania#138871 in 823
Idaho#14461 in 587
Mississippi#147361 in 613
Maryland#149131 in 888
North Dakota#14981 in 689
South Carolina#157281 in 732
Indiana#158221 in 1,034
Louisiana#162291 in 709
North Carolina#166441 in 831
Missouri#173271 in 976
South Dakota#17351 in 1,000
Kansas#186111 in 1,166
Kentucky#187281 in 950
Colorado#19871 in 1,140
Washington#19971 in 1,282
Texas#205591 in 962
Nebraska#20771 in 1,374
Tennessee#207231 in 1,189
New Mexico#22951 in 1,030
Virginia#247121 in 1,906
West Virginia#254101 in 1,842
Oklahoma#293111 in 1,997
Arkansas#35871 in 2,707
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Annette
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 138 spots since 2024 (#1,305 → #1,443)
  • 179 spots since 2020 (#1,264 → #1,443)
  • 106 spots since 2015 (#1,337 → #1,443)
  • Biggest jump: 107 spots in 2002 (#703 → #596)
  • Biggest drop: 157 spots in 2003 (#596 → #753)
Rise & fade · girls
80 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1960 at #62 (7,136 births)
  • Births halved by 1968, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 11 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 11 yrs · run 1957–1967
  • Top 1,000: 128 yrs · run 1880–2007
Share of babies · girls
1 in 283
  • Highest: 1 in 283 girls born in 1960 were named Annette (0.35%)
  • Latest: 1 in 10,787 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 30.7% of all girls named Annette (51,925) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s400#269 (1883)#315
1890s780#288 (1892)#320
1900s1,322#257 (1908)#290
1910s5,590#217 (1918)#234
1920s8,249#215 (1923)#223
1930s13,531#115 (1937)#172
1940s19,179#126 (1940)#140
1950s35,341#64 (1959)#125
1960s51,925#62 (1960)#80
1970s16,056#128 (1970)#186
1980s7,106#262 (1981)#349
1990s3,534#514 (1990)#648
2000s3,269#596 (2002)#813
2010s2,006#1,025 (2010)#1,207
2020s1,008#1,264 (2020)#1,344

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Annette in 1935

girls
#142
1,476 births · 1 in 710 girls
boys
#2,951
7 births · 1 in 148,764 boys

Top girls' names in 1935

  1. #1Mary55,076
  2. #2Shirley42,366
  3. #3Barbara30,698
  4. #4Betty28,674
  5. #5Patricia22,879
  6. #6Dorothy19,406
  7. #7Joan18,220
  8. #8Margaret14,727
  9. #9Nancy14,544
  10. #10Helen12,785
  11. #142Annette1,476

Top boys' names in 1935

  1. #1Robert56,527
  2. #2James55,005
  3. #3John47,509
  4. #4William40,204
  5. #5Richard33,946
  6. #6Charles29,983
  7. #7Donald29,674
  8. #8George18,564
  9. #9Thomas17,684
  10. #10Joseph17,181
  11. #2,951Annette7
More about 1935

girls

1,048,577 girls got a published name in 1935; 1 in 710 of them was named Annette, which outranked 97.1% of the 4,893 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Annette
  1. #139Minnie1,581
  2. #140Connie1,535
  3. #141Lucy1,510
  4. #142Annette1,476
  5. #143Judy1,474
  6. #144Naomi1,435
  7. #145Gertrude1,425
Biggest movers since 1934
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,736Norita#3,449 → #713
  2. ↑ 1,073Shelby#1,913 → #840
  3. ↑ 672Darla#1,344 → #672
  4. ↑ 396Shirleyann#1,292 → #896
  5. ↑ 375Loris#1,236 → #861
Fallers
  1. ↓ 545Marcelina#938 → #1,483
  2. ↓ 456Tomasa#925 → #1,381
  3. ↓ 393Glendora#938 → #1,331
  4. ↓ 388Marceline#993 → #1,381
  5. ↓ 358Rheta#526 → #884

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,041,351 boys got a published name in 1935; 1 in 148,764 of them was named Annette, which outranked 28.8% of the 4,146 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Annette
  1. #2,719Woodroe8
  2. #2,719Yates8
  3. #2,719Zigmund8
  4. #2,951Annette7
  5. #2,951Abdul7
  6. #2,951Acey7
  7. #2,951Achille7
  8. #3,252Abdon6
  9. #3,252Adams6
  10. #3,252Agustine6

Tied with 300 names at #2,951; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1934
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,371Darwyn#2,121 → #750
  2. ↑ 678Landon#1,608 → #930
  3. ↑ 678Stafford#1,658 → #980
  4. ↑ 666Lance#1,658 → #992
  5. ↑ 492Delwin#1,461 → #969
Fallers
  1. ↓ 534Estel#792 → #1,326
  2. ↓ 493Gustav#897 → #1,390
  3. ↓ 381Florian#845 → #1,226
  4. ↓ 353Laurie#942 → #1,295
  5. ↓ 342Valentin#931 → #1,273

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1935 →