Annette
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from French. From French Annette.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Annette (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 6,841 |
| 2000 | 6,852 |
| 2001 | 6,884 |
| 2002 | 6,904 |
| 2003 | 6,948 |
| 2004 | 6,968 |
| 2005 | 6,933 |
| 2006 | 6,942 |
| 2007 | 6,962 |
| 2008 | 7,009 |
| 2009 | 7,012 |
| 2010 | 7,016 |
| 2011 | 7,015 |
| 2012 | 6,997 |
| 2013 | 6,988 |
| 2014 | 6,971 |
| 2015 | 6,970 |
| 2016 | 6,950 |
| 2017 | 6,936 |
| 2018 | 6,915 |
| 2019 | 6,880 |
| 2020 | 6,861 |
Annette in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Annette.Hi! My name is Annette.
- Har du träffat Annette? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Annette? She started working here on Monday.
- Vet du om Annette kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Annette is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Annettes mamma är lärare.Annette's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Annettes mamma is Annette's mum.
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Questions about Annette
How do you pronounce Annette in Swedish?
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What does the name Annette mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from French. From French Annette.
How popular is Annette in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Annette in 2022. In 2020, 6,861 people in Sweden had Annette as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.