Calista vs Calliope

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

Name A

Calista

Girl name · Rank #1453

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Name B

Calliope

Girl name · Rank #498

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Metric Calista Calliope
Current Rank #1453 #498
Total Births (all years) 7,504 6,098
Peak Year 1999 2025
Peak Year Births 490 682
Peak Decade 2000s 2020s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1894 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Calista Calliope
1890s 31 -
1900s 28 -
1910s 128 7
1920s 113 43
1930s 83 5
1940s 85 -
1950s 88 10
1960s 111 -
1970s 220 5
1980s 310 11
1990s 1,056 55
2000s 2,733 287
2010s 1,764 2,339
2020s 754 3,336

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Calista Calliope
2014 155 199
2015 172 221
2016 183 291
2017 149 335
2018 130 337
2019 164 407
2020 99 411
2021 139 497
2022 114 510
2023 120 622
2024 151 614
2025 131 682

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, 1894–2025.

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