girl's name
Anette
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,057
Ireland
#445
1976 births
Anette is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2003, when 113 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1911.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Anette over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 42 |
| 1920s | 18 |
| 1930s | 38 |
| 1940s | 80 |
| 1950s | 212 |
| 1960s | 491 |
| 1970s | 262 |
| 1980s | 193 |
| 1990s | 210 |
| 2000s | 782 |
| 2010s | 287 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 113 |
How popular is Anette?
In 2025, Anette was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Anette is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Anette
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Anette also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Anette over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Anette
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Anette — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Anette
How popular is the name Anette?
In 2025, Anette was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Anette a girl's or a boy's name?
Anette is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Anette?
Anette has 2 syllables.
When was Anette most popular?
Anette peaked in 2003, when 113 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Anette a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Anette currently ranks #8,412 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.