Electra
Electra was the 8000th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1910, when it ranked 2215th; the most babies were born in 2006 (34). Over the last ten years it has moved down 931 places. More babies were named Electra in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,000 girls, up 1,756 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200634 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,147babies recorded
Electra popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,000 | 13 |
| 2020 | #9,756 | 10 |
| 2010 | #6,724 | 19 |
| 2000 | #6,582 | 16 |
| 1990 | #5,359 | 17 |
| 1980 | #5,622 | 12 |
| 1970 | #4,572 | 12 |
| 1960 | #4,881 | 8 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #3,766 | 7 |
| 1920 | #4,092 | 7 |
| 1910 | #2,215 | 6 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Electra, counting every spelling?
Electra has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Electra?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Electra (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Electra born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Electra.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Electra?
About 900 people born in the US named Electra are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 16 and 45. That makes Electra mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
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Questions about the name Electra
How popular is the name Electra?
Electra was the 8000th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1910, when it ranked 2215th; the most babies were born in 2006 (34). Over the last ten years it has moved down 931 places. More babies were named Electra in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Electra a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Electra in the US.