Given name & surname
Elektra
Elektra is a given name from Latin. It is used in Icelandic.
Original GreekΕλέκτρα
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
In mythological stories, Elektra is associated with the daughter of Agamemnon.
Elektra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 828
- 0 boys · 828 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 79 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #6,387 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,387 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 9.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 79 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 655 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.
Elektra’s family of names
Elektra has a related form in Electra. Elektra has a related form in Elecktra. In Greek usage, Elektra as a surname is a transliteration of Ελέκτρα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Elektra
Characters named Elektra: Elektra (Marvel Comics), Elektra King (James Bond film The World Is Not Enough).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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