Annette

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Annette: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Annette: Recorded since 1946, it reached #31 in 1963, and it stood at #4,843 in 2024.

5registrars recorded it
159times a registrar ranked it
79years from first to last
#31highest recorded position
29groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Annette's record

Held a top-100 place for 28 years running. Names by top-100 run

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#944
1997	#1666
1998	#2165
1999	#2444
2000	#2746
2001	#2466
2003	#2436
2004	#3197
2005	#2084
2006	#1983
2007	#3667
2008	#1815
2009	#2148
2010	#2235
2011	#2636
2012	#3681
2013	#4739
2015	#2945
2016	#3609
2017	#4763
2019	#3541
2020	#4535
2021	#4634
2024	#4843

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 58 of the 62 years from 1946 to 2007.

In 2008: #862 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1815 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1946–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1946
First recorded at #343 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1974
Highest recorded position: #31 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1963 (recorded 1952–1974).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Annette appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Norway · Girls, which has ranked it in 58 years beginning in 1946, and has registered 2,431 births with the name.

Annette across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Annette's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Norway · Girls	#343 (1946)	#68 (1973)	#544 (2007)	58 of 62	2,431 (1946–2007)	109 (1973)
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#68 (1964)	#58 (1966)	#862 (2008)	35 of 45	2,065 (1964–2008)	127 (1971)
England and Wales · Girls	#944 (1996)	#944 (1996)	#4843 (2024)	24 of 29	185 (1996–2024)	22 (1996)
New South Wales, Australia · Girls	#43 (1952)	#31 (1963)	#99 (1974)	23 of 23	4,839 (1952–1974)	314 (1960)
New Zealand · Girls	#46 (1954)	#38 (1956)	#87 (1974)	19 of 21	2,348 (1954–1974)	164 (1957)

Annette by decade in Norway · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Annette in Norway · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1940s	17	3 of 10	6
1950s	82	8 of 10	10
1960s	489	10 of 10	49
1970sbusiest	918	10 of 10	92
1980s	602	10 of 10	60
1990s	270	10 of 10	27
2000s	53	7 of 10	8

Across Norway · Girls, the 1970s were its busiest decade, averaging 92 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 1982 and 1983, when recorded births fell by 31, from 81 to 50.

See the names Norwayhas recorded the most births with →

Annette appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1946 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #31 in New South Wales, Australia in 1963.

Annette's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#4843	4	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#4634	4	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#4535	4	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#3541	6	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#4763	4	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#3609	6	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#2945	8	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#4739	4	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#3681	6	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#2636	9	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#2235	11	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#2148	11	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#1815	14	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#3667	5	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#1983	11	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#2084	10	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#3197	5	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#2436	7	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#2466	6	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#2746	5	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#2444	6	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#2165	7	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#1666	10	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#944	22	High	Verified
1974	New South Wales, Australia	female	#99	79	Insufficient	Not yet available
1973	New South Wales, Australia	female	#72	117	Insufficient	Not yet available
1972	New South Wales, Australia	female	#76	125	Insufficient	Not yet available
1971	New South Wales, Australia	female	#73	138	Insufficient	Not yet available
1970	New South Wales, Australia	female	#67	141	Insufficient	Not yet available
1969	New South Wales, Australia	female	#61	157	Insufficient	Not yet available
1968	New South Wales, Australia	female	#58	161	Insufficient	Not yet available
1967	New South Wales, Australia	female	#53	166	Insufficient	Not yet available
1966	New South Wales, Australia	female	#43	193	Insufficient	Not yet available
1965	New South Wales, Australia	female	#45	202	Insufficient	Not yet available
1964	New South Wales, Australia	female	#37	263	Insufficient	Not yet available
1963	New South Wales, Australia	female	#31	304	Insufficient	Not yet available
1962	New South Wales, Australia	female	#37	290	Insufficient	Not yet available
1961	New South Wales, Australia	female	#40	278	Insufficient	Not yet available
1960	New South Wales, Australia	female	#36	314	Insufficient	Not yet available
1959	New South Wales, Australia	female	#33	309	Insufficient	Not yet available
1958	New South Wales, Australia	female	#35	261	Insufficient	Not yet available
1957	New South Wales, Australia	female	#45	213	Insufficient	Not yet available
1956	New South Wales, Australia	female	#39	232	Insufficient	Not yet available
1955	New South Wales, Australia	female	#44	215	Insufficient	Not yet available
1954	New South Wales, Australia	female	#40	227	Insufficient	Not yet available
1953	New South Wales, Australia	female	#44	220	Insufficient	Not yet available
1952	New South Wales, Australia	female	#43	234	Insufficient	Not yet available
1974	New Zealand	female	#87	66	High	Verified
1973	New Zealand	female	#92	68	High	Verified
1971	New Zealand	female	#88	81	High	Verified
1969	New Zealand	female	#88	75	High	Verified
1968	New Zealand	female	#69	102	High	Verified
1967	New Zealand	female	#69	97	High	Verified
1966	New Zealand	female	#73	89	High	Verified
1965	New Zealand	female	#62	108	High	Verified
1964	New Zealand	female	#55	131	High	Verified
1963	New Zealand	female	#58	129	High	Verified
1962	New Zealand	female	#46	154	High	Verified
1961	New Zealand	female	#46	161	High	Verified
1960	New Zealand	female	#50	144	High	Verified
1959	New Zealand	female	#44	162	High	Verified
1958	New Zealand	female	#46	162	High	Verified
1957	New Zealand	female	#40	164	High	Verified
1956	New Zealand	female	#38	157	High	Verified
1955	New Zealand	female	#44	149	High	Verified
1954	New Zealand	female	#46	149	High	Verified
2007	Norway	female	#544	5	High	Verified
2006	Norway	female	#508	6	High	Verified
2005	Norway	female	#482	6	High	Verified
2004	Norway	female	#559	4	High	Verified
2002	Norway	female	#441	7	High	Verified
2001	Norway	female	#369	10	High	Verified
2000	Norway	female	#289	15	High	Verified
1999	Norway	female	#491	6	High	Verified
1998	Norway	female	#236	19	High	Verified
1997	Norway	female	#259	16	High	Verified
1996	Norway	female	#255	17	High	Verified
1995	Norway	female	#289	15	High	Verified
1994	Norway	female	#200	28	High	Verified
1993	Norway	female	#198	31	High	Verified
1992	Norway	female	#139	52	High	Verified
1991	Norway	female	#153	46	High	Verified
1990	Norway	female	#169	40	High	Verified
1989	Norway	female	#166	42	High	Verified
1988	Norway	female	#123	60	High	Verified
1987	Norway	female	#103	70	High	Verified
1986	Norway	female	#157	42	High	Verified
1985	Norway	female	#130	52	High	Verified
1984	Norway	female	#114	59	High	Verified
1983	Norway	female	#125	50	High	Verified
1982	Norway	female	#90	81	High	Verified
1981	Norway	female	#92	78	High	Verified
1980	Norway	female	#102	68	High	Verified
1979	Norway	female	#85	89	High	Verified
1978	Norway	female	#83	85	High	Verified
1977	Norway	female	#88	74	High	Verified
1976	Norway	female	#87	82	High	Verified
1975	Norway	female	#73	105	High	Verified
1974	Norway	female	#73	103	High	Verified
1973	Norway	female	#68	109	High	Verified
1972	Norway	female	#82	96	High	Verified
1971	Norway	female	#80	98	High	Verified
1970	Norway	female	#96	77	High	Verified
1969	Norway	female	#91	82	High	Verified
1968	Norway	female	#91	79	High	Verified
1967	Norway	female	#97	71	High	Verified
1966	Norway	female	#108	53	High	Verified
1965	Norway	female	#110	52	High	Verified
1964	Norway	female	#171	25	High	Verified
1963	Norway	female	#138	33	High	Verified
1962	Norway	female	#129	37	High	Verified
1961	Norway	female	#128	35	High	Verified
1960	Norway	female	#175	22	High	Verified
1959	Norway	female	#191	19	High	Verified
1958	Norway	female	#292	10	High	Verified
1957	Norway	female	#291	9	High	Verified
1956	Norway	female	#261	11	High	Verified
1955	Norway	female	#346	7	High	Verified
1954	Norway	female	#315	8	High	Verified
1953	Norway	female	#297	9	High	Verified
1952	Norway	female	#303	9	High	Verified
1949	Norway	female	#335	6	High	Verified
1947	Norway	female	#364	5	High	Verified
1946	Norway	female	#343	6	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#862	3	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#461	6	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#440	5	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#295	10	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#261	13	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	female	#266	13	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	female	#249	15	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	female	#263	13	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	female	#336	8	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	female	#263	13	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	female	#222	18	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	female	#188	26	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#193	24	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#196	26	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#150	42	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#132	53	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#129	60	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#123	62	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#106	76	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	female	#95	86	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#82	97	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#102	77	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#92	88	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	female	#103	77	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#90	93	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#83	107	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#87	95	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#71	127	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	female	#88	95	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	female	#63	118	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	female	#71	103	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	female	#63	110	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	female	#58	119	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	female	#65	97	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	female	#68	90	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 5 registrars between 1946 and 2024, ranked in 72 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #31, first reached in 1963.

It held a top-100 place in 30 years, 28 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 314 births, registered in New South Wales, Australia in 1960.

Its record falls into 6 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1952, and 50 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Annelise · #187, 63y
Annemarie · #389, 24y
Anni · #200, 56y
Annie · #8, 81y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 5 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Joan · #31, 73y
Maureen · #31, 70y
Carolyn · #32, 68y
Gavin · #32, 72y

Also first recorded in the 1940s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1940 and 1949.

Allan · #31, 78y
Edel · #31, 81y
Gry · #31, 57y
Joan · #31, 73y

Annette was ranked #31 in New South Wales, Australia · Girls in 1963. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Annette and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Annette without appearing here.

Annette moved ahead of

Geraldine Compare
In 2015 they stood at #4739 and #3536 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2016 that had become #3609 and #5785.
Kirsten Compare
In 2018 they stood at #4763 and #2201 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2019 that had become #3541 and #5591.
Vicki Compare
In 2004 they stood at #3197 and #3197 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2005 that had become #2084 and #3970.
Lene Compare
In 2000 they stood at #2746 and #1831 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2001 that had become #2466 and #3998.

Moved ahead of Annette

Rory Compare
In 2019 they stood at #3541 and #4001 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #4535 and #1939.
Eabha Compare
In 2016 they stood at #3609 and #4096 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2017 that had become #4763 and #2201.
Mona Compare
In 2019 they stood at #3541 and #4001 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #4535 and #2042.
Harper Compare
In 2006 they stood at #1983 and #2137 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2007 that had become #3667 and #1573.

Moved the opposite way to Annette

Cecilie Compare
Between 1946 and 2007 in Norway · Girls, Annette went from #343 to #544 while Cecilie went from #325 to #181.
Charlotte Compare
Between 1946 and 2007 in Norway · Girls, Annette went from #343 to #544 while Charlotte went from #345 to #86.
Christina Compare
Between 1946 and 2007 in Norway · Girls, Annette went from #343 to #544 while Christina went from #307 to #112.
Elise Compare
Between 1946 and 2007 in Norway · Girls, Annette went from #343 to #544 while Elise went from #294 to #33.

Moved the same way as Annette

Annie Compare
Between 1946 and 2007 in Norway · Girls, Annette went from #343 to #544 and Annie from #192 to #368.
Åse Compare
Between 1946 and 2007 in Norway · Girls, Annette went from #343 to #544 and Åse from #23 to #418.
Astrid Compare
Between 1946 and 2007 in Norway · Girls, Annette went from #343 to #544 and Astrid from #16 to #64.
Aud Compare
Between 1946 and 2007 in Norway · Girls, Annette went from #343 to #544 and Aud from #13 to #504.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1946 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #31 in New South Wales, Australia in 1963. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Annette

Annette at a glance

What stands out in Annette's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Annette across 5 official records

Annette by decade in Norway · Girls

Annette appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1940s

Names published alongside Annette

Annette and the names beside it

Annette moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Annette

Moved the opposite way to Annette

Moved the same way as Annette

Annette at a glance

What stands out in Annette's record

Annette across 5 official records

Annette by decade in Norway · Girls

Annette appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1940s

Names published alongside Annette

Annette and the names beside it

Annette moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Annette

Moved the opposite way to Annette

Moved the same way as Annette