Girls' name · since 1985
Kallista
Kallista has 896 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,089 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,798 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 896
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kallista currently ranks #5798 among girls' names in America, with 896 babies recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Kallista recorded 896 times among girls since 1985, holding rank #5798 nationally today, ahead of 66% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #8,089 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,798 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 896 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kallista ranks #8,089 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,798 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 896 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,089 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,798 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 896
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kallista's 896 recorded births place it above 88.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kallista compares
896 Top 34% higher than 66% of 17,297 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
Kallista's all-time total is 138% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kallista | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 896 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kallista's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kallista's full recorded timeline at 2006, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 59 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kallista popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Kallista by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (413 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Kallista's strongest decade.
413 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Kallista births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s 162
1990s
162 births
- 2000s
2000s
413 births
- 2010s
2010s
212 births
- 2020s 85
2020s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 413 births (46% of all-time use).
How Kallista compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kallista's total volume
Kallista by state
Where Kallista concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 52 | 5.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 26 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 15 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
52 of 896 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Kallista appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kallista's data
- Kallista's decade-level peak was the 2000s (413 total births); usage has since declined to 85 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kallistas (52 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kallista: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~40 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1985–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Kallista 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 August 2026.