Girl · Greek
Electra
Say it: ih-LEK-truh
Meaning
From Greek ēlektron 'amber'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Given in modern Greece as Ilektra and in Italy as Elettra.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 1,074 babies given this name since 1910
- At its height in 1910, about 1 in 66,100 girls
- 10 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Elektra
| Greek | Ilektra |
|---|---|
| Italian | Elettra |
Famous bearers
- Electra, daughter of Agamemnon in Greek tragedy
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Where this comes from
- Ancient Greek literature and history (Homer, Herodotus, Plutarch and others)
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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