The first name Calista
A girl’s name from Latin meaning “most beautiful”, “beautiful”.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Latin origin
Calista means “most beautiful”, “beautiful” in Latin.
From Latin Callistus, from Ancient Greek Κάλλιστος (Kállistos, “most beautiful”), from καλός (kalós, “beautiful”). Compare Callisto.
More names that mean beauty.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 15 girls were named Calista, making it the 1,892nd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2001, with 26 births (#871).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Calista with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Calista at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 131 girls born in the United States were named Calista, the 1,597th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1999, when 490 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Calista
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Calista FlockhartAmerican actress, born 1964
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Questions
- What does the name Calista mean?
- Calista means “most beautiful”, “beautiful” in Latin.
- What is the origin of the name Calista?
- From Latin Callistus, from Ancient Greek Κάλλιστος (Kállistos, “most beautiful”), from καλός (kalós, “beautiful”). Compare Callisto.
- How popular is the name Calista?
- In 2025, 15 girls born in England and Wales were named Calista, ranking 1,892nd. Its peak was 2001, with 26 births.
- Is Calista a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 7,504 US babies named Calista since 1880 were girls.
- When was Calista most popular?
- 1999 in the United States, when 490 babies were named Calista, its highest rank at 519th.