Calissa

A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning most beautiful; a form of Calista.

Babies a year
20
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Calissa by the numbers

Calissa was given to 20 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 49 babies in 2001, making it a 2000s name.

Other names that come from Calista

Like Calissa, each of these traces back to Calista: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Calliebeautiful; a form of Calista or Calliope270 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Callybeautiful or lovely; diminutive of Calista7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Callie-Rosebeautiful; a form of Calista with Rose8 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Callie-Maebeautiful; a diminutive of Calista with Mae5 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Calissa. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Calistamost beautiful148 in the US (2017)
  • Carissagrace; beloved129 in the US (2017)
  • Calyssa5 in the US (2017)
  • Clarissabright, clear; feminine form of Clarus430 in the US (2017)
  • Callistamost beautiful; a form of Callisto10 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Charissagrace, kindness, charity5 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Calissa

Names that are said the same way as Calissa, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Khalisapure, clean; feminine form of khalis7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Khalisahpure or sincere3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kalissa20 in the US (2017)
  • Kalyssa19 in the US (2017)
  • Kalisa6 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean beauty

Like Calissa, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
  • Bellabeautiful; a diminutive of Isabella4,616 in the US (2017)
  • Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
  • Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
  • Annabellegrace and beauty combined form2,601 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Calissa

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