girl's name
Calissa
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,022
Calissa is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2001, when 49 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 255,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1962.
Calissa over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 |
| 1970s | 11 |
| 1980s | 49 |
| 1990s | 152 |
| 2000s | 371 |
| 2010s | 250 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 71 |
How popular is Calissa?
In 2025, Calissa was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Calissa 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.
Names that peaked alongside Calissa
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Calissa also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Calissa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Calissa
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Calissa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Calissa
How popular is the name Calissa?
In 2025, Calissa was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Calissa a girl's or a boy's name?
Calissa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Calissa most popular?
Calissa peaked in 2001, when 49 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Calissa a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Calissa currently ranks #7,900 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.