unisex name
Calliste
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 260
Calliste is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 44% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2006, when 25 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1910.
Calliste over time
Births per decade in France, 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 | 5 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 130 |
| 2010s | 85 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 30 |
How popular is Calliste?
In 2025, Calliste was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Calliste is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Callisté | Callisté is a rare spelling of Calliste, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Calliste
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Calliste also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Calliste over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Calliste
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Calliste — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Calliste
Is Calliste a girl's or a boy's name?
Calliste is used for both girls and boys. About 44% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Calliste most popular?
Calliste peaked in 2006, when 25 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Calliste a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Calliste currently ranks #4,961 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.