Annett
A feminine name of German origin meaning "grace" or "favor".
Name Census estimates that about 788 living Americans carry the first name Annett. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Annett today is around 55 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Annett births was 1960 (40 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Annett. 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.
People living today
788
~ 1 in 434,967 Americans
Peak year
1960
40 babies that year
Average age
55
years old
2024 SSA rank
#15,445
Tracked since 1915
Census
Annett in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,226 people with the first name Annett, which placed it at #10,724 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
#10,724
National first-name rank
People counted
1.2K
1,226 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
44.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Annett
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Annett is White at 44.5%. The next largest groups are Black (26.9%) and Hispanic (24.2%). 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 Annett 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 Annett at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White44.5% · 545
- Black or African American26.9% · 330
- Hispanic or Latino24.2% · 297
- Two or more races2.1% · 26
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5% · 18
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 10
Popularity
Annett: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Annett from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 334 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1960s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Annett 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 Annett during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Annetts live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. California, Mississippi, Texas recorded the most babies named Annett, while New York, Georgia, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 15 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Annett
The name Annett has its origins in the late Latin name Annetta, which was a feminine form of the name Annus, meaning "year" or "annual." The name gained popularity during the Middle Ages across parts of Western Europe, particularly in France and Germany.
Annett is believed to be a variation of the French name Annette, which has the same linguistic roots as the late Latin Annetta. The name Annette has been recorded as early as the 12th century in France, where it was often used as a diminutive form of the name Anne or Anna.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Annett can be found in the "Annales Monastici," a collection of historical records from various English monasteries compiled in the late 13th century. The text mentions an Annett, a nun at the Priory of St. Mary's in Southwick, Hampshire, who lived in the late 12th century.
In the 14th century, Annett Hülshoff, a German noblewoman from the region of Westphalia, was a prominent figure in the local aristocracy. She was known for her involvement in various legal disputes over land ownership and inheritance rights.
During the Renaissance period, Annett Travers, an English courtier and lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth I, was a notable figure at the Tudor court. She was born in 1537 and served the Queen for several decades until her death in 1598.
Another historical figure with the name Annett was Annett von Droste-Hülshoff, a German poet and composer who lived from 1797 to 1848. She is considered one of the most important poets of the German Romantic period and is renowned for her lyrical works and novella "Die Judenbuche" (The Jew's Beech Tree).
In the 19th century, Annett Elizabeth Petersen Gade was a renowned Norwegian-American author and poet. Born in 1853, she published several collections of poetry and novels, and her works were instrumental in promoting Norwegian-American culture and literature.
While the name Annett has been in use for centuries, it has remained relatively uncommon compared to other variations such as Annette or Anne. Nonetheless, its linguistic roots and historical references showcase the name's enduring presence across various European cultures and time periods.
People
Annett + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Annett as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Annett: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Annett?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 788 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Annett 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 434,967 US residents.
Is Annett a common name?
We classify Annett as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,119 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Annett most popular?
The single biggest year for Annett was 1960, when 40 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Annett is about 55 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Annett in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,226 people with the name Annett, or 0.41 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #10,724 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 Annett 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 Annett?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Annett appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,229 people counted with this name, 99.3% 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 Annett?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Annett is White at 44.5%. The next largest groups are Black (26.9%) and Hispanic (24.2%). 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 Annett most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Annett in the 2020 Census, accounting for 44.5% (545 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 Annett in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Annett a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Annett 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 Annett still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Annett 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 Annett 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 common is the name Annett?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.