Gender
Origin
- Greek
- shining, bright, radiant
The fiery sun, mythological daughter of Agamemnon; In literature she was a central character in three Greek tragedies.
Syllables
3
Themes
- Celestial
- Exotic
- Nature
- Star/Planet
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Elektra
Pronunciation
e-lekt-ra, el(ek)-tra
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #2275, 79 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6325, 18 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 |
| 2024 | 20 |
| 2023 | 18 |
| 2022 | 18 |
| 2021 | 24 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2019 | 25 |
| 2018 | 21 |
| 2017 | 27 |
| 2016 | 21 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #1483, 21 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2604, 10 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2019 | 18 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2016 | 10 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #4056, 5 births); most recent 2017 (rank #5436, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence