Callista vs Calista

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

Name A

Callista

Girl name · Rank #3905

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Name B

Calista

Girl name · Rank #1453

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Metric Callista Calista
Current Rank #3905 #1453
Total Births (all years) 2,485 7,504
Peak Year 1999 1999
Peak Year Births 137 490
Peak Decade 2000s 2000s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1914 1894

Births by Decade

Decade Callista Calista
1890s - 31
1900s - 28
1910s 40 128
1920s 23 113
1930s 6 83
1940s - 85
1950s 28 88
1960s 5 111
1970s 44 220
1980s 197 310
1990s 424 1,056
2000s 901 2,733
2010s 567 1,764
2020s 250 754

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Callista Calista
2014 58 155
2015 58 172
2016 65 183
2017 45 149
2018 41 130
2019 51 164
2020 51 99
2021 43 139
2022 47 114
2023 29 120
2024 38 151
2025 42 131

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, 1914–2025.

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