Calista is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Calista means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Calista across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Calista has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Calista is a girl name of Greek origin meaning “most beautiful”. From the Greek kallistos meaning fairest.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 7,504 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 349 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Calista per year, United States (1894 to 2025). United States peaked in 1999 (490/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2001 (26/yr).
Calista has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1999, when it ranked #980 nationally (given to 510 babies that year).
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