Gender
Origin
- Greek
- Beautiful
Most beautiful; In mythology, Callista was tricked by Zeus and as a result gave birth to a son, Arcas. Hera transformed Callista into a bear, and when she was almost killed by her hunting son, both were transformed into constellations, creating Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. Callisto is also a moon of Jupiter. - Latin
Syllables
3
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Callista
Pronunciation
c(a)-llis-ta, call(i)-sta
Famous People
Actress Calista Flockhart
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 1999 (rank #1315, 137 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3577, 42 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 |
| 2024 | 38 |
| 2023 | 29 |
| 2022 | 47 |
| 2021 | 43 |
| 2020 | 51 |
| 2019 | 51 |
| 2018 | 41 |
| 2017 | 45 |
| 2016 | 65 |
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 2004 (rank #1534, 14 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2604, 10 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2016 | 4 |
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 2004 (rank #841, 49 births); most recent 2023 (rank #5176, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2016 | 12 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2014 | 17 |
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 2002 (rank #549, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 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