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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #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 1950

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Annette, so not publishedAKMaine: #143 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 743 girlsMEVermont: #124 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 694 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #115 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 604 girlsNHWashington: #143 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 727 girlsWAIdaho: #77 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 304 girlsIDMontana: #182 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 985 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #148 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 756 girlsNDMinnesota: #111 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 553 girlsMNIllinois: #147 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 853 girlsILWisconsin: #129 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 784 girlsWIMichigan: #135 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 739 girlsMINew York: #127 for girls · 241 births · 1 in 593 girlsNYMassachusetts: #125 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 748 girlsMARhode Island: #84 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 384 girlsRIOregon: #131 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 604 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Annette, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Annette, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #177 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,032 girlsSDIowa: #133 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 729 girlsIAIndiana: #185 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,308 girlsINOhio: #171 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 1,151 girlsOHPennsylvania: #146 for girls · 120 births · 1 in 852 girlsPANew Jersey: #119 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 615 girlsNJConnecticut: #127 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 671 girlsCTCalifornia: #159 for girls · 145 births · 1 in 783 girlsCAUtah: #53 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 208 girlsUTColorado: #140 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 660 girlsCONebraska: #166 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,019 girlsNEMissouri: #154 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,009 girlsMOKentucky: #216 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,525 girlsKYWest Virginia: #218 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,637 girlsWVVirginia: #166 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 971 girlsVAMaryland: #148 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 760 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Annette, so not publishedDEArizona: #201 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 902 girlsAZNew Mexico: #299 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,810 girlsNMKansas: #174 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,055 girlsKSArkansas: #213 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,334 girlsARTennessee: #165 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 992 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #150 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 766 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #110 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 419 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #131 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 562 girlsDCOklahoma: #259 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,968 girlsOKLouisiana: #131 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 618 girlsLAMississippi: #140 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 590 girlsMSAlabama: #150 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 736 girlsALGeorgia: #106 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 470 girlsGAHawaii: #69 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 254 girlsHITexas: #201 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 1,113 girlsTXFlorida: #118 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 566 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#53 · 1 in 208
  2. Hawaii#69 · 1 in 254
  3. Idaho#77 · 1 in 304
  4. Rhode Island#84 · 1 in 384
  5. Georgia#106 · 1 in 470

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#53411 in 208
Hawaii#69211 in 254
Idaho#77201 in 304
Rhode Island#84191 in 384
Georgia#106891 in 470
South Carolina#110661 in 419
Minnesota#111601 in 553
New Hampshire#11581 in 604
Florida#118501 in 566
New Jersey#119701 in 615
Vermont#12451 in 694
Massachusetts#125591 in 748
Connecticut#127261 in 671
New York#1272411 in 593
Wisconsin#129471 in 784
District of Columbia#131211 in 562
Louisiana#131551 in 618
Oregon#131251 in 604
Iowa#133381 in 729
Michigan#135991 in 739
Colorado#140221 in 660
Mississippi#140481 in 590
Maine#143121 in 743
Washington#143341 in 727
Pennsylvania#1461201 in 852
Illinois#1471021 in 853
Maryland#148301 in 760
North Dakota#14891 in 756
Alabama#150501 in 736
North Carolina#150631 in 766
Missouri#154391 in 1,009
California#1591451 in 783
Tennessee#165371 in 992
Nebraska#166131 in 1,019
Virginia#166361 in 971
Ohio#171741 in 1,151
Kansas#174171 in 1,055
South Dakota#17771 in 1,032
Montana#18261 in 985
Indiana#185321 in 1,308
Arizona#201101 in 902
Texas#201861 in 1,113
Arkansas#213161 in 1,334
Kentucky#216221 in 1,525
West Virginia#218141 in 1,637
Oklahoma#259111 in 1,968
New Mexico#29951 in 1,810
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Delaware———
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Wyoming———

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 1950

girls
#144
2,127 births · 1 in 805 girls
boys
#3,021
7 births · 1 in 255,752 boys

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #144Annette2,127

Top boys' names in 1950

  1. #1James86,228
  2. #2Robert83,553
  3. #3John79,412
  4. #4Michael65,136
  5. #5David60,729
  6. #6William60,680
  7. #7Richard51,003
  8. #8Thomas45,596
  9. #9Charles39,095
  10. #10Gary33,737
  11. #3,021Annette7
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 805 of them was named Annette, which outranked 97.6% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Annette
  1. #141Andrea2,196
  2. #141Jill2,196
  3. #143Regina2,166
  4. #144Annette2,127
  5. #145Sheryl2,110
  6. #146Josephine2,093
  7. #147Sara2,059
Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,242Mindy#2,013 → #771
  2. ↑ 649Geralyn#1,627 → #978
  3. ↑ 636Kyle#1,512 → #876
  4. ↑ 416Debrah#1,109 → #693
  5. ↑ 405Debbra#1,353 → #948
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Luana#823 → #1,064
  2. ↓ 231Christene#930 → #1,161
  3. ↓ 216Pearline#785 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 210Ingrid#518 → #728
  5. ↓ 201Dayle#982 → #1,183

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

boys

1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 255,752 of them was named Annette, which outranked 28.0% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Annette
  1. #2,770Wilmot8
  2. #2,770Wing8
  3. #2,770Zenon8
  4. #3,021Annette7
  5. #3,021Abundio7
  6. #3,021Aden7
  7. #3,021Adron7
  8. #3,329Acey6
  9. #3,329Albertus6
  10. #3,329Alphonsus6

Tied with 307 names at #3,021; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 744Ezzard#1,616 → #872
  2. ↑ 510Kelvin#1,085 → #575
  3. ↑ 447Nancy#1,297 → #850
  4. ↑ 420Samual#1,380 → #960
  5. ↑ 376Shaun#1,275 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 371Sharon#885 → #1,256
  2. ↓ 369Melvyn#770 → #1,139
  3. ↓ 367Les#997 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 351Delmas#905 → #1,256
  5. ↓ 315Denzil#808 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1950 →