Calista
From the Greek kallistos, the superlative of kalos, meaning most fair. Callisto was a nymph in Greek myth whom Zeus placed among the stars.
Calista in 2025
Calista was given to 131 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,946th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 25,308 babies born.
The history of Calista
Calista reached its highest point in 1999, when 490 babies were given the name, ranking 981st that year.
Across the 132 years of records since 1894, 7,504 babies have been named Calista. Half of them were born before 2004, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Calista by decade
| Decade | Babies named Calista | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 31 | 1,999 |
| 1900s | 28 | 2,565 |
| 1910s | 128 | 2,675 |
| 1920s | 113 | 3,803 |
| 1930s | 83 | 4,121 |
| 1940s | 85 | 3,830 |
| 1950s | 88 | 4,500 |
| 1960s | 111 | 5,026 |
| 1970s | 220 | 4,200 |
| 1980s | 310 | 4,234 |
| 1990s | 1,056 | 981 |
| 2000s | 2,733 | 1,157 |
| 2010s | 1,764 | 1,929 |
| 2020s | 754 | 2,715 |
Where Calista is heading
Calista has fallen 24% over the past decade, from 172 babies in 2015 to 131 in 2025.
Names like Calista
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Calista.