Calista

Calista: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “most beautiful”
Origin: Greek
Say it: kuh-LISS-tuh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

From Greek kalliste, feminine superlative of kalos 'beautiful'. It is closely related to Callista, with C/K spelling variation.

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How popular is Calista?

202445.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Calista in 2024150

2024 rank#1,458 girls

Peak year1999

Total US babies since 18807,372

Calista has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Calista

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Kalliebeautiful · Greek
Sophiawisdom · Greek
Sofiawisdom · Greek
Chloeyoung green shoot · Greek
Zoelife · Greek
Penelopeweaver; duck · Greek
Elenabright, shining light · Greek
Genesisorigin; creation; birth · Greek

Calista questions

What does the name Calista mean?

Calista means "most beautiful". It comes from Greek. From Greek kalliste, feminine superlative of kalos 'beautiful'. It is closely related to Callista, with C/K spelling variation.

Is Calista a boy or girl name?

Calista is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Calista?

150 US babies were named Calista in 2024. Its peak year was 1999.

How do you pronounce Calista?

Calista is usually pronounced kuh-LISS-tuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.