Calamity vs Calista

Side-by-side comparison of Calamity and Calista — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Calamity

Girl name

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Name B

Calista

Girl name · Rank #1458

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Metric Calamity Calista
Current Rank Unranked #1458
Total Births (all years) 19 7,372
Peak Year 1956 1999
Peak Year Births 11 490
Peak Decade 1950ss 2000ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1956 1894

Births by Decade

Decade Calamity Calista
1890ss — 31
1900ss — 28
1910ss — 128
1920ss — 113
1930ss — 83
1940ss — 85
1950ss 19 88
1960ss — 111
1970ss — 220
1980ss — 311
1990ss — 1,056
2000ss — 2,733
2010ss — 1,763
2020ss — 622

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Calamity Calista
2014 — 155
2015 — 172
2016 — 183
2017 — 149
2018 — 130
2019 — 164
2020 — 99
2021 — 139
2022 — 114
2023 — 120
2024 — 150

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1956–1957.

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