Girls' name · since 2005

Alektra

20 babies named Alektra in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#45,784 of 72,339
all-time among girls
20
born since 2005
2000s
peak decade

Alektra sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 20 recorded since 2005.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alektra has been recorded 20 times among girls since 2005, 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 2005 to 2012.

  • #45,784 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 20 born since 2005
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alektra ranks #45,784 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 2005, peaking in the 2000s.

#45,784 of 72,339
all-time among girls
20
born since 2005
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Alektra's 20 recorded births place it above 35.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Alektra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Alektra splits its recorded history at 2006: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Alektra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2012

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2005)
8
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
456789 200520062012 5

Alektra by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (15 births, 75% of the file).

2000s was Alektra's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.

Alektra births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 15 births (75% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alektra?
20 babies have been named Alektra since 2005. All-time, it sits at #45,784 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2005 with 8 births.
Where does Alektra sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alektra ranks #45,784 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Alektra most popular?
Alektra was most popular in the 2000s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Alektra been used?
The SSA has tracked Alektra since 2005 -- 8 years through the most recent 2012 data.
What names are similar to Alektra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alexis, Alexandra, Alexa, Alexandria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Alektra's data

  • Alektra's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Alektra

Nearby Names Like Alektra

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Alektra

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Alektra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2005–2012 (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 Alektra 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.