How Many People Are Named Calypso?
An estimated 434 people in the United States have the first name Calypso. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Calypso peaked in popularity in 2020 with 40 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Calypso 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 Calypso paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
434
About 1 in 789,757 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2020
40 births
Total Registered
438
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Calypso
Calypso is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 438 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Calypso as a female name
Ranked #3,966 in 2024
37 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (40 births)
Calypso: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Calypso span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 194 babies were registered. Calypso remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Calypso by Decade
How has Calypso 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.
Calypso by State
Birth registrations for Calypso span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, Texas. The lowest are in Missouri, Texas, Florida. On average, about 9 Calypsos were registered per state.
Calypso + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Calypso as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Calypso
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Calypso: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Calypso?
We estimate approximately 434 people named Calypso 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 789,757 Americans share this first name.
Is Calypso a common name?
Calypso is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 438 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Calypso most popular?
Calypso reached peak popularity in 2020, when 40 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Calypso is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Calypso a female name?
Calypso is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Calypso Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Calypso Smith, Calypso Johnson, Calypso 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me