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Callista

Girl

Meaning of Callista: Greek: 'most beautiful'

Callista is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3453rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2771st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3453

42 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2771

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,485

First recorded 1914 · peak 1999

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 16 babies1982: 15 babies1983: 12 babies1984: 28 babies1985: 17 babies1986: 27 babies1987: 30 babies1988: 20 babies1989: 21 babies1990: 24 babies19901991: 18 babies1992: 11 babies1993: 18 babies1994: 21 babies1995: 23 babies1996: 28 babies1997: 39 babies1998: 105 babies1999: 137 babies2000: 111 babies20002001: 98 babies2002: 93 babies2003: 116 babies2004: 86 babies2005: 83 babies2006: 77 babies2007: 84 babies2008: 76 babies2009: 77 babies2010: 54 babies20102011: 62 babies2012: 78 babies2013: 55 babies2014: 58 babies2015: 58 babies2016: 65 babies2017: 45 babies2018: 41 babies2019: 51 babies2020: 51 babies20202021: 43 babies2022: 47 babies2023: 29 babies2024: 38 babies2025: 42 babies
US babies named Callista per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 137.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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