Given name & surname
Electra
“amber”
Electra is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek, meaning “amber.”
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Electra is a variant of Elektra. An origin associated with Elektra is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1910. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Electra is a variant of Elektra. The history of Elektra gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Elektra is associated with the daughter of Agamemnon.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Electra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,147
- 0 boys · 1,147 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 34 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,000 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +16%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,000 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 15.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 34 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 931 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.
Electra’s family of names
Electra has a related form in Elektra. In English usage, Electra has a conventional equivalent in the Greek form Ηλέκτρα.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Electra
- Electra Havemeyer WebbAmerican antique collector (1888-1960)
- Electra MustaineAmerican musicianborn 1998
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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