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Kalista

Girl

Meaning of Kalista: Greek: 'most beautiful'

Kalista 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 — 3940th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4192nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3940

35 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4192

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,419

First recorded 1976 · peak 1999

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 12 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 10 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 14 babies1987: 12 babies1988: 8 babies1989: 7 babies1990: 7 babies19901991: 6 babies1992: 15 babies1993: 14 babies1994: 9 babies1995: 18 babies1996: 17 babies1997: 15 babies1998: 75 babies1999: 182 babies2000: 144 babies20002001: 118 babies2002: 136 babies2003: 133 babies2004: 108 babies2005: 109 babies2006: 85 babies2007: 100 babies2008: 99 babies2009: 75 babies2010: 103 babies20102011: 83 babies2012: 79 babies2013: 78 babies2014: 56 babies2015: 61 babies2016: 50 babies2017: 51 babies2018: 37 babies2019: 28 babies2020: 40 babies20202021: 41 babies2022: 34 babies2023: 37 babies2024: 40 babies2025: 35 babies
US babies named Kalista per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 182.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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