Annette

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Annette

Gender: Feminine.
Language: English, French
Etymology:
Annette is a diminutive form of Anne, the French form of Hannah, a Hebrew name meaning “God Has Favored Me,” “Grace, Graceful,” or “Prayer.”

History:
Annette, a diminutive French name, while never very popular, has been present in the United States throughout the 20th century. It peaked during the 1950s.
Please see Anne or Hannah for additional information.

Pronunciation: ann-ett.

Famous Bearers:
Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Annette Kolodny (1941-)
American literary critic.

Miscellaneous:
Annette Dionne (1934-)
One of the Dionne Quintuplets.

Singers and Entertainers:
Annette Funicello (1942-)
American actress.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.125 % named Annette

Popularity of Annette:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 297th most popular.
1875: 410th most popular.
1900-1910: 263rd most popular.
1910-1920: 236th most popular.
1920-1930: 225th most popular.
1930-1940: 154th most popular.
1940-1950: 152nd most popular.
1950-1960: 123rd most popular.
1960-1970: 77th most popular.
1970-1980: 173rd most popular.
1980-1990: 332nd most popular.
1990: 517th most popular.
1991: 527th most popular.
1992: 545th most popular.
1993: 621st most popular.
1994: 637th most popular.
1995: 647th most popular.
1996: 720th most popular.
1997: 735th most popular.
1998: 756th most popular.
1999: 772nd most popular.
2000: 749th most popular.
2001: 695th most popular.
2002: 602nd most popular.
2003: 752nd most popular.

In France...
1900: 135th most popular.
1910: 122nd most popular.
1920: 113th most popular.
1930: 98th most popular.
1940: 74th most popular.
1950: 85th most popular.
1960: 124th most popular.
1965: 194th most popular.
1970-2000: N/A

Popularity of Annetta:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 591st most popular.
1910-1920: 652nd most popular.
1920-1930: 695th most popular.
1930-1940: 694th most popular.
1940-1950: 681st most popular.
1950-1960: 921st most popular.
1960-1970: 962nd most popular.
1970-2000: N/A