Calista
Calista was the 1597th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 131 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 519th with 490 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 225 places. More babies were named Calista in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,597 girls, up 330 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 131girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1999490 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,504babies recorded
Calista popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,597 | 131 |
| 2020 | #1,927 | 99 |
| 2010 | #1,057 | 235 |
| 2000 | #627 | 401 |
| 1990 | #2,911 | 39 |
| 1980 | #2,702 | 34 |
| 1970 | #4,059 | 14 |
| 1960 | #4,483 | 9 |
| 1950 | #3,997 | 8 |
| 1940 | #2,588 | 11 |
| 1930 | #2,439 | 13 |
| 1920 | #2,482 | 14 |
| 1910 | #1,793 | 8 |
| 1900 | #1,969 | 5 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Calista, counting every spelling?
Calista is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,025 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,597 for Calista on its own. Together these spellings went to 229 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calista | 131 | #1,597 | 655 |
| Callista | 42 | #3,585 | 199 |
| Kalista | 35 | #4,116 | 187 |
| Kallista | 21 | #5,819 | 66 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Calista?
131 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Calista (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Calista born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 64 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Calista.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Calista?
About 7,000 people born in the US named Calista are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 13 and 27. That makes Calista mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Calista by state
How common Calista was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (1.9×), California (1.8×). In 36 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Calista: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Calista, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Calista
How popular is the name Calista?
Calista was the 1597th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 131 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 519th with 490 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 225 places. More babies were named Calista in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Calista a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Calista in the US.
Where is Calista most popular?
In 2021–2025, Calista was most common in New Mexico (0.21 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arizona and California.