babyNamedCalista
“the most beautiful”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of Latin origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 963rd
- births in 2023–2025
- 125
- babies born in France
- 1 in 14,493
- −6.5% a year recently
- Falling
- peak year
- 2002
Meaning and origin of Calista
Calista is thought to mean “the most beautiful” and is of Latin origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Calista in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2002.
- Over recent years, Calista has been falling (−6.5% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Calista every 41 schools, all spellings combined.
Calista in English-speaking countries
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,316th girls’ name18 babies in 3 years1 girl in 8,583
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
1,577th girls’ name402 babies in 3 years1 girl in 12,020+1.1% a year
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
42 babies in 3 years1 girl in 18,282
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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