Gender
Origin
- Greek
- myth name (muse of epic poetry)
Beautiful voice; describes a mythological muse for epic poetry and a musical instrument filled with steam whistles - Latin
Syllables
4
Themes
- Greek/Roman Mythology
- Literary
- Music or Musician
Pronunciation
c(a)-llio-pe
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #451, 682 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 682 |
| 2024 | 613 |
| 2023 | 622 |
| 2022 | 510 |
| 2021 | 497 |
| 2020 | 409 |
| 2019 | 407 |
| 2018 | 337 |
| 2017 | 335 |
| 2016 | 291 |
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 2025 (rank #661, 57 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 57 |
| 2024 | 40 |
| 2023 | 30 |
| 2022 | 35 |
| 2021 | 26 |
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2019 | 16 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2016 | 12 |
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 2023 (rank #1039, 35 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 35 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2017 | 18 |
| 2016 | 18 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2014 | 9 |
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 2023 (rank #399, 8 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
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