Callista

Recorded 1914–2025 · United States

Callista was most popular in 1999, when 137 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,290 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,305, with 42 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,485 people named Callista.

Most popular in1999

Rank that year#2,290

Births that year137

Total since 18802,485

Given to100% girls

Callista over time

Births per year. The dot marks Callista’s peak in 1999. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Callista a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Callista is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,485 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Callista

Where Callista is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org