Electra

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Electra: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Electra: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,831 in 2000, and it stood at #3,695 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
26times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1831highest recorded position
3groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Girls

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#3795
1998	#2701
2000	#1831
2002	#4137
2003	#4373
2004	#2802
2005	#2682
2006	#3116
2007	#2410
2008	#2292
2009	#2148
2010	#2392
2011	#4764
2012	#2969
2013	#2649
2014	#3514
2015	#2195
2016	#2008
2017	#2706
2018	#2499
2019	#1854
2020	#2615
2021	#2711
2022	#2673
2023	#2346
2024	#3695

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 26 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1831 among girls in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Electra by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Electra in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	8	2 of 10	4
2000s	64	9 of 10	7
2010sbusiest	97	10 of 10	10
2020s	44	5 of 10	9

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 10 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Electra appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1831 in England and Wales in 2000.

Electra's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#3695	6	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#2346	11	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#2673	9	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#2711	9	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#2615	9	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#1854	15	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#2499	10	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#2706	9	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#2008	14	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#2195	12	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#3514	6	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#2649	9	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#2969	8	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#4764	4	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#2392	10	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#2148	11	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#2292	10	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#2410	9	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#3116	6	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#2682	7	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#2802	6	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#4373	3	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#4137	3	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#1831	9	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#2701	5	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#3795	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 26 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,831, first reached in 2000.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 15 births, registered in England and Wales in 2019.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
23 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
4separate stretches the record falls into4 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#3,695position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
15births registered in its largest year, 2019Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

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Nawaal · #1836, 25y
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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Ellie-Anne · #1831, 14y
Talon · #1828, 21y
Zuhaib · #1828, 19y
Kelcie · #1836, 19y

Electra and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Electra without appearing here.

Electra moved ahead of

Kirsten Compare
In 2018 they stood at #2499 and #1977 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2019 that had become #1854 and #5591.
Tyler Compare
In 2014 they stood at #3514 and #3160 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2015 that had become #2195 and #5730.
George Compare
In 2007 they stood at #2802 and #2802 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2008 that had become #2292 and #5545.
Kristine Compare
In 2012 they stood at #2969 and #2969 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2013 that had become #2649 and #5742.

Moved ahead of Electra

Noah Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2346 and #3218 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #3695 and #1743.
Ezra Compare
In 2013 they stood at #2649 and #5742 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2014 that had become #3514 and #1628.
Blake Compare
In 2010 they stood at #2148 and #3936 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2011 that had become #4764 and #2893.
Eabha Compare
In 2019 they stood at #1854 and #2458 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #2615 and #1313.

Moved the opposite way to Electra

Frida Compare
Between 2000 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Electra went from #1831 to #3695 while Frida went from #3912 to #811.
Blake Compare
Between 2007 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Electra went from #2410 to #3695 while Blake went from #5201 to #432.
Rory Compare
Between 2010 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Electra went from #2392 to #3695 while Rory went from #5707 to #1603.
Arlo Compare
Between 2015 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Electra went from #2195 to #3695 while Arlo went from #5730 to #1894.

Moved the same way as Electra

Hayden Compare
Between 2000 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Electra went from #1831 to #3695 and Hayden from #3912 to #5891.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1831 in England and Wales in 2000. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Electra

Electra at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Electra by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Electra appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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Electra at a glance

Electra by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Electra appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Electra and the names beside it

Electra moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Electra

Moved the opposite way to Electra

Moved the same way as Electra