How Many People Are Named Electra?
people named Electra are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 371,505 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,147 babies named Electra in Social Security records from 1910 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
34 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Latinized form of Greek Ηλεκτρα (Elektra), derived from ηλεκτρον (elektron) meaning "amber". In Greek myth she was the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra and the sister of Orestes. She helped her brother kill their mother and her lover Aegisthus in vengeance for Agamemnon's murder. Also in Greek mythology, this name was borne by one of the Pleiades, who were the daughters of Atlas and Pleione.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Electra in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Electra alive today is about 30 years old, and 60% are under 30. Half of them were between 15 and 44 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Electra first appears in the records in 1910 and was given most often in 2006, to 34 babies. In 2025, 13 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1910 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Electra has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,215, in 1910. In 2025 it ranked #7,998.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7,998 |
| Best rank | #2,215 (1910) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,215 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Electra alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Electra were born in California than in any other state: about 22 of those alive today.
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