Girls' name · since 1880
Electa
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 1,181 babies named Electa, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,693 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,181
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
1,181 girls have been named Electa since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Electa has 1,181 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2016.
- #6,693 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,181 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Electa ranks #6,693 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,181 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #6,693 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,181
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Electa's 1,181 recorded births place it above 90.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Kansas.
Electa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Electa splits its recorded history at 1929: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1882 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Electa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2016
- Peak year (1918)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
Electa by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (238 births, 20% of the file).
1910s was Electa's strongest decade.
238 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Electa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 71
1880s
71 births
- 1890s
1890s
132 births
- 1900s
1900s
139 births
- 1910s
1910s
238 births
- 1920s
1920s
193 births
- 1930s 80
1930s
80 births
- 1940s 83
1940s
83 births
- 1950s
1950s
110 births
- 1960s 46
1960s
46 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 19
2010s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 238 births (20% of all-time use).
How Electa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Electa's total volume
Electa by state
Where Electa concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
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What to do with Electa's data
- Electa's decade-level peak was the 1910s (238 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kansas records the most Electas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Electa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~136 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, 1880–2016 (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 Electa 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.