Electra
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning shining or bright.
Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5927
3 babies
Electra by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Electra. In the US, 13 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 34 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Electra. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean light
Like Electra, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Electra
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