The first name Kalista
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Kalista last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 5 girls. It peaked in 2012, with 6 births (#3,681).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kalista with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Kalista at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 35 girls born in the United States were named Kalista, the 4,116th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1999, when 182 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.
Questions
- How popular is the name Kalista?
- In 2024, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Kalista, ranking 4,192nd. Its peak was 2012, with 6 births.
- Is Kalista a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,419 US babies named Kalista since 1880 were girls.
- When was Kalista most popular?
- 1999 in the United States, when 182 babies were named Kalista, its highest rank at 1,097th.