Feminine dossier · first seen 1894

Calista

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Calista
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1999

Peak era

1999

Peak rank proxy

490

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1894Peak 19992024

Peak year

1999

Decline from peak

69.4%

2024

150

All-time

7,372

Calista is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1999, when 490 girls were named Calista.

In 2024, only 150 girls were given the name.

Down 69.4% from its peak.

All told, about 7,372 Americans have been named Calista and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1894.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1999

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