How Many People Are Named Callista?
An estimated 2,320 people in the United States have the first name Callista. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Callista peaked in popularity in 1999 with 137 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Callista as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Callista paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,320
About 1 in 147,739 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
1999
137 births
Total Registered
2,443
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Callista
Callista is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,443 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Callista as a female name
Ranked #3,889 in 2024
38 female births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (137 births)
Callista: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Callista span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 901 babies were registered. Callista has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Callista by Decade
How has Callista tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Callista by State
Birth registrations for Callista span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Missouri, Michigan, Massachusetts. On average, about 33 Callistas were registered per state.
Callista + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Callista as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Callista: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Callista?
We estimate approximately 2,320 people named Callista are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 147,739 Americans share this first name.
Is Callista a common name?
Callista is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,443 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Callista most popular?
Callista reached peak popularity in 1999, when 137 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Callista is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Callista a female name?
Callista is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Callista Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Callista Smith, Callista Johnson, Callista Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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