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Electra Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Electra?

The rare name Electra was the 6,288th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Electra, is a possible choice for parents seeking a more unique name.

Position 2215, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1910.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2006 with 34 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Electra in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1982.

Where is the name Electra popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

The popularity trend for Electra has remained mostly unchanged for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Electra has remained about the same.

The name Electra is mostly unused and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Electra (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 19 6,288
2017 13 8,392
2016 11 9,577
2015 17 7,042
2014 13 8,595
2013 18 6,801
2012 15 7,922
2011 15 7,900
2010 18 6,993
2009 22 6,158
2008 17 7,501
2007 25 5,568
2006 34 4,281
2005 31 4,399
2004 29 4,633
2003 23 5,279
2002 27 4,535
2001 25 4,731
2000 16 6,579
1999 22 4,910
1998 23 4,684
1997 20 5,078
1996 8 9,846
1995 11 7,666
1994 11 7,766
1993 8 9,848
1992 9 8,951
1991 6 11,932
1990 17 5,358
1989 7 9,998
1988 12 6,383
1987 18 4,524
1986 9 7,277
1985 6 9,654
1984 14 5,017
1983 9 6,864
1982 < 5 --
1981 7 8,364
1980 12 5,619
1979 10 6,326
1978 7 7,849
1977 9 6,485
1976 13 4,697
1975 < 5 --
1974 11 5,100
1973 11 4,966
1972 6 7,539
1971 14 4,165
1970 12 4,573
1969 5 7,785
1968 < 5 --
1967 16 3,241
1966 < 5 --
1965 8 4,954
1964 11 4,170
1963 7 5,480
1962 9 4,632
1961 7 5,455
1960 8 4,881
1959 9 4,388
1958 6 5,609
1957 7 5,038
1956 5 6,211
1955 6 5,369
1954 8 4,380
1953 5 5,913
1952 5 5,801
1951 6 5,007
1950 < 5 --
1949 6 4,834
1948 7 4,306
1947 < 5 --
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1939 < 5 --
1938 7 3,571
1937 < 5 --
1936 5 4,381
1935 5 4,396
1934 5 4,453
1933 10 2,735
1932 10 2,881
1931 7 3,588
1930 7 3,766
1929 9 3,210
1928 5 4,916
1927 10 3,119
1926 10 3,104
1925 7 4,135
1924 6 4,627
1923 7 4,088
1922 11 3,015
1921 12 2,819
1920 7 4,092
1919 5 5,016
1918 6 4,432
1917 12 2,601
1916 10 2,885
1915 11 2,582
1914 < 5 --
1913 6 2,924
1912 6 2,730
1911 < 5 --
1910 6 2,215
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.