Annette
Meaning
diminutive of Anne, 'grace'
Annette around the world
One shared root links 9 names across 5 languages.
Shared root: from Hebrew Channah "grace, favor", Hannah's prayer-name smoothed through Greek and Latin into Anna and Anne
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Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Annette peaked in the 1950s and the 1960s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
167 people · the #28,880 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 59
Among people named Annette living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Annette
Most people given the name Annette in the United States were born between 1950 and 1979. The Annette you meet today is most often in her 50s or 60s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Annette deep dive
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