Anette
Anette was the 8407th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked 1421st; the most babies were born in 2003 (113). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,658 places. More babies were named Anette in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Annette) little Anne · French, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #8,407 girls, down 389 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2003113 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,728babies recorded
What does the name Anette mean?
Anette is a spelling of Annette, pronounced the same way, so it shares Annette's meaning and origin.
Annette is the French diminutive of Anne, with the suffix -ette, as Wiktionary notes. Anne comes from Hebrew Ḥannah 'favor, grace', the name of the mother of the prophet Samuel, and Saint Anne is the mother of the Virgin Mary. Annette was popular in the US in the 1950s and 1960s, the era of Mouseketeer Annette Funicello.
חַנָּה (Ḥannah) (Hebrew, “favor, grace”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Anne, Anita, Nettie, Anna.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean grace.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Annette', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Anne', DMNES (Durham University)
Anette popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,407 | 12 |
| 2020 | #8,018 | 13 |
| 2010 | #3,473 | 46 |
| 2000 | #3,124 | 44 |
| 1990 | #5,848 | 15 |
| 1980 | #3,724 | 21 |
| 1970 | #2,395 | 31 |
| 1960 | #1,467 | 56 |
| 1950 | #3,434 | 10 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #5,008 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Anette, counting every spelling?
Anette is a spelling of Annette, a name family that ranked #1,284 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #8,407 for Anette on its own. Together these spellings went to 161 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annette | 149 | #1,443 | 831 |
| Anette | 12 | #8,407 | 100 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Anette?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Anette (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Anette born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Anette.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Anette?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Anette are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 20 and 58. That makes Anette mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Anette by state
How common Anette was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.1×). In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Anette: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Anette, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Anette
What does Anette mean?
Anette is a spelling of Annette, which means “little Anne” (French, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Anette?
Anette was the 8407th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked 1421st; the most babies were born in 2003 (113). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,658 places. More babies were named Anette in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Anette a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Anette in the US.
Where is Anette most popular?
In 2021–2025, Anette was most common in Texas (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.