Gender
Origin
- Greek
- The most beautiful one.
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Calista
Pronunciation
c(a)-lis-ta, cal(i)-sta
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 1999 (rank #519, 490 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1592, 131 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 131 |
| 2024 | 150 |
| 2023 | 120 |
| 2022 | 114 |
| 2021 | 139 |
| 2020 | 99 |
| 2019 | 164 |
| 2018 | 130 |
| 2017 | 149 |
| 2016 | 183 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #871, 26 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1892, 15 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2016 | 20 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2002 (rank #454, 108 births); most recent 2023 (rank #834, 47 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 47 |
| 2022 | 46 |
| 2021 | 44 |
| 2020 | 55 |
| 2019 | 68 |
| 2018 | 68 |
| 2017 | 71 |
| 2016 | 86 |
| 2015 | 61 |
| 2014 | 84 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #192, 18 births); most recent 2016 (rank #512, 7 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence