Elektra is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning “amber.” In 2024 it was given to 20 girls in the United States.
Elektra belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “amber” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Electra.
In the United States, Elektra first appears in Social Security records in 1985. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2282 in 2005, and in 2024 20 babies received the name — 810 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Elektra means “amber” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Elektra is a girl name. In 2024, 20 babies received the name in the US.
Elektra comes from the Greek tradition. It is also spelled Electra.
Elektra first appears in US records in 1985. Its best-ever ranking was #2282 in 2005, and 20 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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