Girls' name · since 2003
Alectra
20 babies named Alectra in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #45,782 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alectra is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 20 have been recorded since 2003.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alectra has been recorded 20 times among girls since 2003, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2005.
- #45,782 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 20 born since 2003
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alectra ranks #45,782 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 2003, peaking in the 2000s.
- #45,782 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alectra's 20 recorded births place it above 35.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Alectra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alectra's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alectra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2005
- Peak year (2005)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Alectra by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (20 births, 100% of the file).
2000s was Alectra's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Alectra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 20 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alectra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~2 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2003–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alectra draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.