How Many People Are Named Calysta?
An estimated 490 people in the United States have the first name Calysta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Calysta peaked in popularity in 1999 with 58 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Calysta 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 Calysta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
490
About 1 in 699,499 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
1999
58 births
Total Registered
499
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Calysta
Calysta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 499 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Calysta as a female name
Ranked #10,543 in 2022
9 female births in 2022
Peak: 1999 (58 births)
Calysta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Calysta span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 248 babies were registered. Calysta has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Calysta by Decade
How has Calysta 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.
Calysta by State
Birth registrations for Calysta span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Ohio, Florida, California. On average, about 15 Calystas were registered per state.
Calysta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Calysta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Calysta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Calysta?
We estimate approximately 490 people named Calysta 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 699,499 Americans share this first name.
Is Calysta a common name?
Calysta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 499 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Calysta most popular?
Calysta reached peak popularity in 1999, when 58 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Calysta is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Calysta a female name?
Calysta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Calysta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Calysta Smith, Calysta Johnson, Calysta 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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