Calyx
A unisex name of Greek origin, meaning outer covering of a flower bud.
Babies a year
9
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Calyx by the numbers
Calyx was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 14 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Calyx. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Calyx
Names that are said the same way as Calyx, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a flower
Like Calyx, each of these has a flower in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Chloegreen shoot, blooming6,920 in the US (2017)
- Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
- Violetthe violet flower; purple1,061 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leilaniheavenly flower2,264 in the US (2017)
- Jasminejasmine flower; gift from god455 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Calyx
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