Calista

“Most beautiful” — Latin, from Greek origin

Girl's name · #1592 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Calista has appeared in US records since 1894 — best rank #519 (1999) · 7,504 babies named Calista all-time · 1 in 13,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 8,100 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 9,600 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 17,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Calistas

Calista Flockhart — American actress
Calista Redmond — CEO of The RISC-V Foundation and tech executive
Calista Robinson Jones — American relief leader; national president of the Woman's Relief Corps (1839-1913)
Calista Cooper Hughes — Nebraska politician
Calista Vinton — American missionary

In stories & tradition

Calista Rodriguez — Dream to Reality

What Calistas become

Among 19 notable people named Calista:

No single standout — notable Calistas spread across many fields.

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