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Calista

Rank in 2024
#1,460
Born in 2024
150
Peak year
1999 · #519
Origin
Latin

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 150 girls were named Calista, about 1 in every 10,755.
  • It peaked in 1999 with 490 babies, ranked #519.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1894.
  • 7,372 girls have been named Calista since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Calista per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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    Greatest
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    Silent
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    Boomers
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    Gen X
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    Millennials
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    Gen Z
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    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 247 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Silent: 143 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Boomers: 182 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 314 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 476 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Z: 4,229 babies, 0.15 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 1,745 babies, 0.09 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

From Latin Callistus, from Ancient Greek Κάλλιστος (Kállistos, “most beautiful”), from καλός (kalós, “beautiful”). Compare Callisto.

  • A female given name from Latin.
Origin
Latin
Say it
Not recorded

From Wiktionary’s entry for Calista, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Other spellings

  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Kalista

    Rank
    #3,781
    Born '24
    40
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 19992024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Callista

    Rank
    #3,935
    Born '24
    38
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 19992024