Girls' name · since 1985
Elektra
828 babies named Elektra in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,542 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,404 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 828
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elektra is the #6404 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 828 recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Elektra recorded 828 times among girls since 1985, holding rank #6404 nationally today, ahead of 63% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #8,542 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,404 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 828 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elektra ranks #8,542 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,404 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 828 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,542 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,404 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 828
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Elektra's 828 recorded births place it above 88.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Elektra compares
828 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Elektra's all-time total is 120% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elektra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 828 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 79 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elektra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elektra splits its recorded history at 2009: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 79 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elektra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 79
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Elektra by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (379 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Elektra's strongest decade.
379 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Elektra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 54
1990s
54 births
- 2000s
2000s
379 births
- 2010s
2010s
271 births
- 2020s 112
2020s
112 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 379 births (46% of all-time use).
How Elektra 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 Elektra's total volume
Elektra by state
Where Elektra concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 53 | 6.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 45 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 13 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 6 | 0.7% |
53 of 828 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Elektra's data
- Elektra's decade-level peak was the 2000s (379 total births); usage has since declined to 112 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Elektras (53 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 popularity rank to Elektra
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elektra: 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 (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Elektra 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.