Electra

Where Electra comes from

From Ancient Greek Ἠλέκτρα (Ēléktra), from ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”), related to ἠλέκτωρ (ēléktōr, “shining sun”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Electra
  • Ancient Greek
  • 3 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Electra through the years
  1. 1910
    Debut at its peak, #2,140
    #2,140 among girls with 6 babies in the first year it was published, and still its best.
  2. 1911
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Namesakes

We look up famous namesakes for names that have made the top 1,000. Electra hasn't yet.

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.