Is Calista a boy or girl name?
Calista is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 150 girls and 0 boys were named Calista, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 7,372 US babies named Calista were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,457
- Babies named Calista since 1894
- 7,372
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 490 babies
Boys and girls named Calista, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 31 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 28 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 128 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 113 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 83 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 85 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 88 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 111 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 220 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 311 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,056 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,733 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,763 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 622 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,457 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,711 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,794 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,515 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,926 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,374 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,634 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,489 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 183 | #1,306 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,372 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,455 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,371 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,238 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 209 | #1,170 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 235 | #1,057 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 191 | #1,273 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 207 | #1,223 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 264 | #1,002 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 231 | #1,093 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 223 | #1,068 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 282 | #870 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 271 | #889 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 305 | #775 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 358 | #697 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 401 | #627 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 490 | #519 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 323 | #697 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,830 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,074 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,367 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,137 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,118 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,787 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,216 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,911 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,180 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,170 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,346 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,854 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,017 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,787 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,791 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,963 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,997 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,658 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,869 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,870 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,673 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,104 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,649 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,224 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,693 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,560 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,570 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,060 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,800 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,817 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,681 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,910 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,277 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,389 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,925 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,910 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,806 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,482 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,626 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,553 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,960 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,102 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,207 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,638 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,828 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,304 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,997 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,411 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,335 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,035 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,489 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,425 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,416 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,276 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,786 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,588 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,174 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,899 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,762 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,399 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,806 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,438 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,312 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,260 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,439 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,129 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,791 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,319 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,173 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,510 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,536 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,454 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,402 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,392 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,482 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,533 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,974 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,914 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,744 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,893 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 15 | #1,749 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,876 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,735 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,679 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,793 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,793 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,685 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,831 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,824 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,969 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,636 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,581 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,305 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,319 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,252 |
Highest rank
Calista has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #519 in 1999. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Calista
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.