Kalista
Kalista was the 4116th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 1097th with 182 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,249 places. More babies were named Kalista in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,116 girls, down 401 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 35girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1999182 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,419babies recorded
Kalista popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,116 | 35 |
| 2020 | #3,715 | 40 |
| 2010 | #1,952 | 103 |
| 2000 | #1,320 | 144 |
| 1990 | #10,728 | 7 |
| 1980 | #8,547 | 7 |
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How popular is Kalista, counting every spelling?
Kalista is a spelling of Calista, a name family that ranked #1,025 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,116 for Kalista 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 Kalista?
35 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kalista (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kalista 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 240 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kalista.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kalista?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Kalista are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 14 and 25. That makes Kalista 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.
Kalista by state
How common Kalista was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Kalista: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kalista, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kalista
How popular is the name Kalista?
Kalista was the 4116th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 1097th with 182 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,249 places. More babies were named Kalista in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kalista a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kalista in the US.
Where is Kalista most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kalista was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.