US rank #6163 Girls' name Peak 2003 2,716 births

Anette — #6163 US girls' name

2,716 babies named Anette in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s421920s181930s381940s801950s2121960s4911970s2621980s1931990s2102000s7822010s2872020s101
#6163
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 65% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Anette was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

113 babies were named Anette in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anette

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,716 babies named Anette between 1911 and 2024, spanning 114 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anette currently holds the #6163 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 113 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anette performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 782 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Anette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 501 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Anette in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anette in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,716 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Anette at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,716

Since 1911

114 years of records

Peak year

2003

113 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,163

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1911

Recorded for 114 years

Last year on file: 2024

Anette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1911

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
113
Annual births at peak — across 114 years of records
-50050100150 202420111998198519721959194619201911 7

Anette by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
782 births that decade — 29% of Anette's all-time total
1910s421920s181930s381940s801950s2121960s4911970s2621980s1931990s2102000s7822010s2872020s101

Anette by state

Where Anette concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Anette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
501 18.4%
#2 Texas
381 14.0%
#3 New York
100 3.7%
#4 Arizona
29 1.1%
#5 Florida
22 0.8%
#6 Illinois
18 0.7%
#7 North Carolina
18 0.7%
#8 Georgia
6 0.2%
California share of Anette's total US births 18.4%
Even split

501 of 2,716 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Anette appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anette?
2,716 babies have been named Anette since 1911. It currently ranks #6163 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 113 births.
When was Anette most popular?
Anette was most popular in the 2000s decade with 782 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Anette most popular?
The top states for the name Anette are California (501 births), Texas (381 births), New York (100 births).
How long has the name Anette been used?
Anette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 114 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Anette?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anessa, Anel, Anela, Aneesa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1911–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.