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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Electa

Electa was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked 667th; the most babies were born in 1918 (40). More babies were named Electa in the 1910s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191840 babies
Total since 1880
1,181babies recorded

Electa popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#15,5246
2000——
1990——
1980#6,9459
1970——
1960#6,6325
1950#2,70115
1940#3,0289
1930#2,04317
1920#1,56028
1910#1,03818
1900#94816
1890#67216
1880#7746

How popular is Electa, counting every spelling?

Electa has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Electa?

About 300 people born in the US named Electa are alive today, with a median age of 68; half are between 47 and 76. That makes Electa a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Electa by state

How common Electa was among girls born in each state in 1916–1920, around its peak. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesKS0.06Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesLA0.05Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Electa, girls, 1916–1920. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Electa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Electa, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Electa

How popular is the name Electa?

Electa was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked 667th; the most babies were born in 1918 (40). More babies were named Electa in the 1910s than in any other decade.

Is Electa a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,181 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Electa most popular?

In 1916–1920, Electa was most common in Kansas (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Louisiana.