Girls' name · peaked in 1960
Annette name popularity since 1925
157,360 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Annette. Half of them were born in 1960 or earlier, so the typical Annette is about 66 years old in 2026. Annette peaked in 1960 as the #62 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 157,360
- Named Annette, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,443 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 156,866 girls · 494 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 1.67× its national share
Peak year is the year Annette made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Annette births per year, 1925–2025
1960 was the biggest year for Annette both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1932 and 1937, Annette became 3.2× more common.
- Steepest fall: Between 1967 and 1972, its share of baby girls fell by 49%, from 1 in 412 to 1 in 813.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Annette's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Annette.
Decade by decade
Babies named Annette in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 3,911 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 13,531 | 74 | #142 |
| 1940s | 19,179 | 70 | #149 |
| 1950s | 35,341 | 80 | #156 |
| 1960s | 51,925 | 178 | #71 |
| 1970s | 16,056 | 63 | #187 |
| 1980s | 7,106 | 23 | #359 |
| 1990s | 3,534 | 6 | #646 |
| 2000s | 3,269 | 0 | #774 |
| 2010s | 2,006 | 0 | #1,337 |
| 2020–25 | 1,008 | 0 | #1,443 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
47.8% of babies named Annette from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Annette is most popular
The index compares Annette's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Annette.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 1.67× | 1,433 |
| Hawaii | 1.51× | 735 |
| Utah | 1.51× | 2,001 |
| District of Columbia | 1.43× | 1,026 |
| South Carolina | 1.38× | 2,998 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Annette and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Annette (this page) | 156,866 | 1960 |
| Anette | 2,673 | 2003 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Annette's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Annette.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Annette (1960).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data