Electra Girl
How popular is Electra?
#7,883 girl name in 2025
13 baby girls were named Electra in the US in 2025, making it the 7883rd most popular girl name.
928living people named Electra (est.)
26median age of people named Electra
1,147babies named Electra since 1880
1 in 255,026US babies born in 2025
Electra popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #7,883 for girls (▲ 1058 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 13 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-24% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,974 in 2015, #9,541 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2006 (34 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,140 in 1910 |
| First recorded | 1910 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Electra counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Elektra family of names ranked #3,114 for girls in 2025 (#3,089 the year before), with 31 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Elektra | 18 | 58% |
| Electra | 13 | 42% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Electra by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 62 | #2,140 |
| 1920s | 84 | #2,762 |
| 1930s | 56 | #2,687 |
| 1940s | 13 | #4,203 |
| 1950s | 57 | #4,276 |
| 1960s | 71 | #3,210 |
| 1970s | 93 | #4,121 |
| 1980s | 94 | #4,471 |
| 1990s | 135 | #4,633 |
| 2000s | 249 | #4,264 |
| 2010s | 150 | #6,244 |
| 2020s | 83 | #6,170 |
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Questions
- Is Electra a boy or girl name?
- Electra is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Electra were girls.
- How popular is the name Electra?
- 13 baby girls were named Electra in the US in 2025, making it the 7883rd most popular girl name.
- When was Electra most popular?
- Electra peaked in 2006, when 34 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,140 in 1910.
- How many people are named Electra?
- 1,147 babies have been named Electra in the US since 1880. We estimate about 928 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 26.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.