Total births
87
Girls' name · since 2015
Kalypso
Kalypso has 87 recorded births since 2015 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8890
- among girls today
- 87
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 50%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Kalypso is the #8890 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 87 recorded since 2015.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalypso has been recorded 87 times among girls since 2015, currently ranked #8890 nationally and more common than 50% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2025.
- #8890 among girls today
- 87 born since 2015
- 2020s peak decade
- 50% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Kalypso is currently the #8890 girls' name in America, more common than 50% of girls - 87 born since 2015, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8890
- among girls today
- 87
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 50%
- more common than other girls
Kalypso vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#8890
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 50% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
68% of everyone ever named Kalypso was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
13 babies were named Kalypso in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
How Kalypso compares
87 22th 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
Kalypso's all-time total is 77% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kalypso | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 87 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 48 | 19,840 |
Kalypso's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kalypso splits its recorded history at 2021: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2015 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kalypso at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#8,890
Active since
2015
Kalypso popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Kalypso by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Kalypso's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Kalypso births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
28 births
- 2020s
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 59 births (68% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kalypso? ▼
Kalypso has been given to 87 babies in the U.S. since 2015, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #8890 as of the latest data. 13 babies were born in 2023, its single highest year.
When was Kalypso most popular? ▼
Kalypso was most popular in the 2020s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Kalypso been used? ▼
Kalypso has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 11 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Kalypso? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kali, Kaleigh, Kaley, Kaliyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Kalypso
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kalypso
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Kaley Girl
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Kaliyah Girl
#442 12,946 births
Kallie Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2015–2025 (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. "Kalypso: #8890 Girls' Name - 87 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kalypso. 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 Kalypso 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 June 2026.