Total births
56
Girls' name · since 2000
Calixta
56 babies named Calixta in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16259
- among girls today
- 56
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 8%
- more common than other girls
Calixta currently ranks #16259 among girls' names in America, with 56 babies recorded since 2000.
Calixta has 56 recorded births among girls since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #16259 as of the latest data, more common than 8% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2024.
- #16259 among girls today
- 56 born since 2000
- 2020s peak decade
- 8% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Calixta is currently the #16259 girls' name in America, more common than 8% of girls - 56 born since 2000, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16259
- among girls today
- 56
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 8%
- more common than other girls
Calixta vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16259
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 8% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
38% of everyone ever named Calixta was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
8 babies were named Calixta in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Calixta compares
56 16th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Calixta's all-time total is 85% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Calixta | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 56 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 48 | 19,840 |
Calixta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Calixta's full recorded timeline at 2014, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2013, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Calixta at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#16,259
Active since
2000
Calixta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2024
- Peak year (2021)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Calixta by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Calixta's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Calixta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
- 2020s
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 21 births (38% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Calixta? ▼
Since 2000, Social Security records show 56 babies named Calixta. Today it holds rank #16259 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 8 births.
When was Calixta most popular? ▼
Calixta was most popular in the 2020s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Calixta been used? ▼
Records for Calixta go back to 2000, giving 25 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Calixta? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Callie, Cali, Calista, Calliope, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Calixta
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Calista Girl
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Calliope Girl
#498 6,098 births
Caleigh Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2000–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Calixta: #16259 Girls' Name - 56 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/calixta. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Calixta draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.