Nanette

Nanette: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “grace”
Origin: French
Say it: nuh-NET · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

French diminutive of Anne, ultimately from Hebrew Hannah meaning 'grace' or 'favor.' It has also been used independently in English-speaking contexts.

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How popular is Nanette?

20240 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Nanette in 20240

Peak year1963

Total US babies since 188016,888

Nanette was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Nanette

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Nancygrace · English
Annegrace; favor · Hebrew
Anngrace · Hebrew
Annettegrace · French
Nancigrace · English
Nannettegrace · French
Charlottefree man · French
Eleanormeaning uncertain · French

Nanette questions

What does the name Nanette mean?

Nanette means "grace". It comes from French. French diminutive of Anne, ultimately from Hebrew Hannah meaning 'grace' or 'favor.' It has also been used independently in English-speaking contexts.

Is Nanette a boy or girl name?

Nanette is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Nanette?

Nanette was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1963.

How do you pronounce Nanette?

Nanette is usually pronounced nuh-NET.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.