Given name
Electa
“the chosen one”
Electa is a variant of Elita. One Latin interpretation is “the chosen one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Electa is a variant of Elita. One Latin interpretation is “the chosen one.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Electa is a variant of Elita. An origin associated with Elita is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Electa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,181
- 0 boys · 1,181 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 40 in 1918. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 409 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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