girl's name

Kalliopi

  • Origin Greek
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 8
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 339

Kalliopi is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Kalliopi is a name of Greek origin.
  • Peaked in 1973, when 12 babies were given the name.
  • After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
  • Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1970.

Kalliopi over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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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Births named Kalliopi by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 69
1980s 38
1990s 21
2000s 52
2010s 75
2020s (to 2025) 61

How popular is Kalliopi?

In 2025, Kalliopi was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Kalliopi is used

Canada #3,245 6 in 2017
England & Wales #6,880 3 in 2021
United States #11,521 8 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Kalliopi

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Kalliopi also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kalliopi over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Kalliopi

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kalliopi — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Kalliopi

How popular is the name Kalliopi?

In 2025, Kalliopi was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Kalliopi a girl's or a boy's name?

Kalliopi is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Kalliopi most popular?

Kalliopi peaked in 1973, when 12 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.

Is Kalliopi a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kalliopi currently ranks #11,521 in the United States. After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.