Given name
Nannette
“a woman graced with God's favor”
In English use, Nannette has a related form in Nanette. In French use, Nanette carries the interpretation “a woman graced with God's favor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Nannette has a related form in Nanette. In French use, Nanette carries the interpretation “a woman graced with God's favor.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1889. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nannette through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,273
- 0 boys · 6,273 girls
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 323 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2013. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 323 in 1963. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,813 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nannette’s family of names
In English usage, Nannette has a related form in Nanette.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Nannette
- Nannette StreicherGerman piano maker, composer, music educator, and writer1769–1833
- Nan WhaleyAmerican mayorborn 1976
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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