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Calista

Calista holds the #1592 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 131 newborn girls in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #1924 in 2020 to #1592 today. Its strongest year on record was 1999 (#519 nationally, 490 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1894. The name's biggest fan base is in Washington (#811 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1592
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#519
in 1999 (1990s)
Babies in 2025
131
girls named Calista

Calista popularity, 1880–2025

0.007%0.015%0.022%0.030%18801900192019401960198020002020#519 in 1999
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1999

Where Calista is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025NH—Washington: #811 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#811Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025MI—New York: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025IA—Illinois: #1240 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)IL#1240Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025IN—Ohio: #1035 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#1035Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025CT—California: #997 (27 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CA#997Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025WV—Virginia: #1180 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)VA#1180Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1437 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NC#1437South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025AL—Georgia: #1358 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1358Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Calista in 2025HI—Texas: #2921 (6 girls, 0.00% of girls born 2025)TX#2921Florida: #1545 (8 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1545
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Washington (#811), Ohio (#1035), California (#997)

Uniqueness score

59/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Calista in the most recent year of SSA data.

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