Anette
Feminine form of the Hebrew name Anne meaning "grace" or "favor".
Name Census estimates that about 2,379 living Americans carry the first name Anette. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Anette today is around 36 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Anette births was 2003 (113 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Anette. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Anette with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
2.4K
~ 1 in 144,075 Americans
Peak year
2003
113 babies that year
Average age
36
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,167
Tracked since 1911
Census
Anette in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,299 people with the first name Anette, which placed it at #5,262 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#5,262
National first-name rank
People counted
3.3K
3,299 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
42.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Anette
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Anette is Hispanic at 42.3%. The next largest groups are White (40.6%) and Black (12.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Anette described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Anette at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino42.3% · 1,395
- White40.6% · 1,340
- Black or African American12.9% · 425
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 66
- Two or more races1.3% · 43
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 30
Popularity
Anette: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Anette from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 782 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Anette by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Anette during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Anettes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 11 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Anette, while Ohio, Colorado, New Jersey recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 99 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Anette
The name Anette is a feminine given name of French origin, derived from the Hebrew name Hannah, which means "grace" or "favor." It is a variant spelling of the more common form, Anne, and is pronounced similarly.
The name Anette first appeared in France during the Middle Ages, around the 12th century. It was likely influenced by the French form of the name, Annette, which was a diminutive of Anne. The name may also have been influenced by the Old French word "anete," meaning "little Anne."
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Anette is found in the 13th century French poem "Roman de la Rose," where a character named Anette is mentioned. In the 16th century, Anette Bourignon, a Dutch mystic and writer, was a notable figure who bore this name.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have been named Anette. Anette von Droste-Hülshoff (1797-1848) was a German poet and composer who is considered one of the most significant figures in German literature. Anette Kolb (1870-1967) was a German actress and film director who worked in the early days of German cinema.
In the 20th century, Anette Messager (born 1943) is a French visual artist known for her installations and assemblages. Anette Duransson (born 1974) is a Swedish actress and director, while Anette Norberg (born 1966) is a Swedish curler and Olympic gold medalist.
Despite its French origins, the name Anette has been used in various cultures and languages over time, with slight variations in spelling and pronunciation. However, it remains closely tied to its roots in the French and Hebrew traditions, carrying the meanings of grace, favor, and diminutive endearment.
People
Anette + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Anette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Anette: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Anette?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,379 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Anette going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 144,075 US residents.
Is Anette a common name?
We classify Anette as "Rare". It ranks above 94.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,716 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Anette most popular?
The single biggest year for Anette was 2003, when 113 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Anette is about 36 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Anette in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,299 people with the name Anette, or 1.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #5,262 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Anette in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Anette?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Anette appears almost entirely female. Of the 3,292 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Anette?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Anette is Hispanic at 42.3%. The next largest groups are White (40.6%) and Black (12.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Anette most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Anette in the 2020 Census, accounting for 42.3% (1,395 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Anette in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Anette a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Anette in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Anette still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Anette in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Anette can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Anette as a first name?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Anette, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.