girl's name
Calista
- Origin Greek
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 10,686
Calista is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 131 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Calista is a name of Greek origin.
- Peaked in 1999, when 490 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 25,308 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1894.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Calista over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 31 |
| 1900s | 28 |
| 1910s | 128 |
| 1920s | 113 |
| 1930s | 83 |
| 1940s | 85 |
| 1950s | 88 |
| 1960s | 111 |
| 1970s | 220 |
| 1980s | 310 |
| 1990s | 1,056 |
| 2000s | 2,733 |
| 2010s | 1,764 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 754 |
How popular is Calista?
In 2025, Calista was given to 131 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Calista 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 Calista
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Calista also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Calista over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Calista in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Calista
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Calista — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Calista
How popular is the name Calista?
In 2025, Calista was given to 131 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Calista a girl's or a boy's name?
Calista is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Calista?
Calista has 3 syllables.
When was Calista most popular?
Calista peaked in 1999, when 490 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Calista a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Calista currently ranks #1,164 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.