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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1960 · 7,136 births
- Debut · girls
- 28 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 11 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 169,296since 1880
Annette over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,443 | 149 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,305 | 176 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,373 | 164 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,362 | 171 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,317 | 171 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,264 | 177 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,139 | 212 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,214 | 194 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,217 | 197 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,217 | 202 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,337 | 177 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,291 | 184 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,292 | 181 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,153 | 213 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,189 | 202 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,025 | 244 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,101 | 232 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,020 | 257 | — | |
| 2007 | #868 | 321 | — | |
| 2006 | #874 | 304 | — | |
| 2005 | #774 | 341 | — | |
| 2004 | #695 | 389 | — | |
| 2003 | #753 | 330 | — | |
| 2002 | #596 | 434 | — | |
| 2001 | #703 | 352 | — | |
| 2000 | #745 | 309 | — | |
| 1999 | #771 | 287 | — | |
| 1998 | #765 | 281 | — | |
| 1997 | #736 | 290 | — | |
| 1996 | #717 | 294 | — | |
| 1995 | #646 | 334 | — | |
| 1994 | #644 | 337 | — | |
| 1993 | #623 | 362 | — | |
| 1992 | #545 | 430 | #7,422 | 6 |
| 1991 | #517 | 450 | — | |
| 1990 | #514 | 469 | — | |
| 1989 | #486 | 483 | — | |
| 1988 | #410 | 573 | — | |
| 1987 | #392 | 587 | — | |
| 1986 | #380 | 607 | — | |
| 1985 | #359 | 656 | #5,785 | 6 |
| 1984 | #334 | 696 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #322 | 722 | — | |
| 1982 | #283 | 863 | #6,385 | 5 |
| 1981 | #262 | 949 | — | |
| 1980 | #263 | 970 | #5,525 | 6 |
| 1979 | #250 | 1,000 | — | |
| 1978 | #237 | 1,045 | — | |
| 1977 | #219 | 1,134 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #191 | 1,299 | #3,471 | 10 |
| 1975 | #187 | 1,363 | #4,309 | 7 |
| 1974 | #188 | 1,382 | — | |
| 1973 | #171 | 1,606 | #3,694 | 8 |
| 1972 | #155 | 1,870 | #3,152 | 10 |
| 1971 | #132 | 2,466 | #2,558 | 14 |
| 1970 | #128 | 2,891 | #3,282 | 9 |
| 1969 | #113 | 3,106 | #2,682 | 11 |
| 1968 | #102 | 3,471 | #2,311 | 13 |
| 1967 | #85 | 4,005 | #2,030 | 15 |
| 1966 | #79 | 4,428 | #2,043 | 15 |
| 1965 | #71 | 5,262 | #1,774 | 20 |
| 1964 | #68 | 6,188 | #1,581 | 25 |
| 1963 | #71 | 6,050 | #1,957 | 17 |
| 1962 | #75 | 6,076 | #1,962 | 17 |
| 1961 | #73 | 6,203 | #1,686 | 23 |
| 1960 | #62 | 7,136 | #1,728 | 22 |
| 1959 | #64 | 6,919 | #1,865 | 19 |
| 1958 | #76 | 6,134 | #2,093 | 15 |
| 1957 | #97 | 4,888 | #2,631 | 10 |
| 1956 | #119 | 3,750 | #2,361 | 12 |
| 1955 | #156 | 2,344 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1954 | #154 | 2,281 | — | |
| 1953 | #145 | 2,485 | — | |
| 1952 | #156 | 2,160 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #143 | 2,253 | #3,066 | 7 |
| 1950 | #144 | 2,127 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1949 | #151 | 1,958 | — | |
| 1948 | #146 | 1,931 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #140 | 2,145 | #2,862 | 8 |
| 1946 | #142 | 1,919 | #3,173 | 6 |
| 1945 | #149 | 1,574 | #2,996 | 6 |
| 1944 | #146 | 1,667 | #3,109 | 6 |
| 1943 | #142 | 1,916 | #2,277 | 11 |
| 1942 | #134 | 2,041 | #2,523 | 9 |
| 1941 | #128 | 2,024 | #2,333 | 10 |
| 1940 | #126 | 2,004 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1939 | #121 | 2,065 | #2,159 | 11 |
| 1938 | #119 | 2,149 | #2,646 | 8 |
| 1937 | #115 | 2,158 | #1,528 | 20 |
| 1936 | #125 | 1,851 | #2,184 | 11 |
| 1935 | #142 | 1,476 | #2,951 | 7 |
| 1934 | #203 | 872 | #2,742 | 8 |
| 1933 | #222 | 755 | #2,542 | 9 |
| 1932 | #232 | 683 | — | |
| 1931 | #223 | 741 | — | |
| 1930 | #220 | 781 | — | |
| 1929 | #224 | 731 | — | |
| 1928 | #224 | 780 | — | |
| 1927 | #228 | 782 | — | |
| 1926 | #228 | 780 | — | |
| 1925 | #222 | 838 | — | |
| 1924 | #221 | 868 | — | |
| 1923 | #215 | 887 | — | |
| 1922 | #225 | 850 | — | |
| 1921 | #218 | 865 | — | |
| 1920 | #220 | 868 | — | |
| 1919 | #220 | 801 | — | |
| 1918 | #217 | 846 | — | |
| 1917 | #219 | 775 | — | |
| 1916 | #219 | 773 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #235 | 660 | — | |
| 1914 | #233 | 526 | — | |
| 1913 | #241 | 408 | — | |
| 1912 | #243 | 342 | — | |
| 1911 | #256 | 227 | — | |
| 1910 | #253 | 232 | — | |
| 1909 | #266 | 181 | — | |
| 1908 | #257 | 185 | — | |
| 1907 | #284 | 152 | — | |
| 1906 | #293 | 126 | — | |
| 1905 | #302 | 123 | — | |
| 1904 | #288 | 123 | — | |
| 1903 | #315 | 98 | — | |
| 1902 | #292 | 115 | — | |
| 1901 | #293 | 106 | — | |
| 1900 | #310 | 113 | — | |
| 1899 | #304 | 94 | — | |
| 1898 | #312 | 101 | — | |
| 1897 | #302 | 91 | — | |
| 1896 | #326 | 79 | — | |
| 1895 | #309 | 88 | — | |
| 1894 | #355 | 61 | — | |
| 1893 | #338 | 63 | — | |
| 1892 | #288 | 87 | — | |
| 1891 | #344 | 53 | — | |
| 1890 | #317 | 63 | — | |
| 1889 | #341 | 53 | — | |
| 1888 | #356 | 45 | — | |
| 1887 | #310 | 47 | — | |
| 1886 | #338 | 40 | — | |
| 1885 | #283 | 49 | — | |
| 1884 | #304 | 40 | — | |
| 1883 | #269 | 45 | — | |
| 1882 | #341 | 27 | — | |
| 1881 | #312 | 26 | — | |
| 1880 | #294 | 28 | — | |
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 2016
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · girls
- New Mexico#316 · 1 in 1,056
- Virginia#772 · 1 in 4,126
- California#789 · 1 in 4,630
- Missouri#825 · 1 in 4,521
- Arizona#859 · 1 in 4,420
Best ever in a state: #19 in Utah, 1963.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #316 | 6 | 1 in 1,056 |
| Virginia | #772 | 9 | 1 in 4,126 |
| California | #789 | 44 | 1 in 4,630 |
| Missouri | #825 | 6 | 1 in 4,521 |
| Arizona | #859 | 7 | 1 in 4,420 |
| Illinois | #865 | 12 | 1 in 4,802 |
| New York | #873 | 18 | 1 in 4,991 |
| Indiana | #920 | 6 | 1 in 5,049 |
| Texas | #939 | 30 | 1 in 5,576 |
| Florida | #1,345 | 9 | 1 in 9,634 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,415 | 5 | 1 in 10,371 |
| Ohio | #1,463 | 5 | 1 in 10,413 |
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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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 400 | #269 (1883) | #315 |
| 1890s | 780 | #288 (1892) | #320 |
| 1900s | 1,322 | #257 (1908) | #290 |
| 1910s | 5,590 | #217 (1918) | #234 |
| 1920s | 8,249 | #215 (1923) | #223 |
| 1930s | 13,531 | #115 (1937) | #172 |
| 1940s | 19,179 | #126 (1940) | #140 |
| 1950s | 35,341 | #64 (1959) | #125 |
| 1960s | 51,925 | #62 (1960) | #80 |
| 1970s | 16,056 | #128 (1970) | #186 |
| 1980s | 7,106 | #262 (1981) | #349 |
| 1990s | 3,534 | #514 (1990) | #648 |
| 2000s | 3,269 | #596 (2002) | #813 |
| 2010s | 2,006 | #1,025 (2010) | #1,207 |
| 2020s | 1,008 | #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 2016
girls
#1,217
202 births · 1 in 8,772 girls
Top girls' names in 2016
More about 2016
girls
1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 8,772 of them was named Annette, which outranked 93.6% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Annette
- #1,214Carleigh203
- #1,214Harlyn203
- #1,214Marian203
- #1,217Annette202
- #1,217Adela202
- #1,217Coral202
- #1,217Kamille202
- #1,224Kaycee201
- #1,224Milah201
- #1,224Nahla201
Tied with 6 names at #1,217; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 2015
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.