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Calista

Girl

Meaning of Calista: Greek: 'most beautiful'

Calista is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1545th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2115th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1545

131 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2115

13 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

7,504

First recorded 1894 · peak 1999

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 29 babies1982: 30 babies1983: 31 babies1984: 32 babies1985: 30 babies1986: 33 babies1987: 27 babies1988: 31 babies1989: 33 babies1990: 39 babies19901991: 34 babies1992: 28 babies1993: 25 babies1994: 25 babies1995: 23 babies1996: 26 babies1997: 43 babies1998: 323 babies1999: 490 babies2000: 401 babies20002001: 358 babies2002: 305 babies2003: 271 babies2004: 282 babies2005: 223 babies2006: 231 babies2007: 264 babies2008: 207 babies2009: 191 babies2010: 235 babies20102011: 210 babies2012: 196 babies2013: 170 babies2014: 155 babies2015: 172 babies2016: 183 babies2017: 149 babies2018: 130 babies2019: 164 babies2020: 99 babies20202021: 139 babies2022: 114 babies2023: 120 babies2024: 151 babies2025: 131 babies
US babies named Calista per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 490.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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