Is Kalista a boy or girl name?
Kalista is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 40 girls and 0 boys were named Kalista, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,384 US babies named Kalista were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,773
- Babies named Kalista since 1976
- 2,384
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 182 babies
Boys and girls named Kalista, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 19 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 82 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 358 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,107 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 626 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 192 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,773 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,012 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,245 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,705 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,712 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,831 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,960 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,174 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,254 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,866 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 56 | #3,022 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,355 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,366 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,266 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,952 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,519 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 99 | #2,067 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 100 | #2,045 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,258 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,795 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,774 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,471 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,413 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,577 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,320 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,097 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,998 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,320 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,645 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,309 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,176 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,421 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,139 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,199 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,727 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,200 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,761 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 12 | #6,095 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,301 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,661 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,417 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,739 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,707 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,547 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,257 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,305 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,591 |
Highest rank
Kalista has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,097 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 Kalista
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.