Is Electra a boy or girl name?

Electra is a girl’s name. Of the 1,147 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Electra

Recorded 1910–2025 · United States

Electra was most popular in 2006, when 34 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,240 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,147 people named Electra.

Electra over time

Births per year. The dot marks Electra’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Electra a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Electra is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,147 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org