girl's name
Caliope
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 159
Caliope is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2023, when 15 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1919.
Caliope over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 12 |
| 2000s | 7 |
| 2010s | 56 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 64 |
How popular is Caliope?
In 2025, Caliope was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Caliope is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Caliope is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Caliopé | Caliopé is Caliope written with an acute accent, used in France, where it ranks #5,308. | 15 |
Names that peaked alongside Caliope
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Caliope also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Caliope over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Caliope
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Caliope — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Caliope
How popular is the name Caliope?
In 2025, Caliope was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Caliope a girl's or a boy's name?
Caliope is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Caliope most popular?
Caliope peaked in 2023, when 15 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Caliope a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Caliope currently ranks #5,308 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.