Callista
Callista was the 3585th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 1316th with 137 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 614 places. More babies were named Callista in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,585 girls, down 487 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 42girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1999137 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,485babies recorded
Callista popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,585 | 42 |
| 2020 | #3,098 | 51 |
| 2010 | #3,084 | 54 |
| 2000 | #1,589 | 111 |
| 1990 | #4,135 | 24 |
| 1980 | #5,966 | 11 |
| 1970 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Callista, counting every spelling?
Callista is a spelling of Calista, a name family that ranked #1,025 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,585 for Callista 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 Callista?
42 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Callista (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Callista 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 200 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Callista.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Callista?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Callista are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 13 and 27. That makes Callista 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.
Callista by state
How common Callista was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 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 Callista: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Callista, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Callista
How popular is the name Callista?
Callista was the 3585th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 1316th with 137 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 614 places. More babies were named Callista in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Callista a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Callista in the US.
Where is Callista most popular?
In 2021–2025, Callista was most common in Florida (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and California.