Callista
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning most beautiful; a form of Callisto.
Callista by the numbers
In 2025, 10 babies in England and Wales were named Callista. In the US, 44 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 137 babies in 1999, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Callista. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Calistamost beautiful148 in the US (2017)
- Calissamost beautiful; a form of Calista20 in the US (2017)
- Calystamost beautiful or loveliest14 in the US (2017)
- Carlitaa diminutive form of Caroline; free woman or strong6 in the US (2017)
- Callia5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Calliopebeautiful voice; muse of epic poetry57 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Callista
Names that are said the same way as Callista, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean beauty
Like Callista, 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 Callista
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