How Many People Are Named Kalista?
An estimated 2,344 people in the United States have the first name Kalista. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Kalista peaked in popularity in 1999 with 182 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kalista 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 Kalista paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,344
About 1 in 146,226 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
1999
182 births
Total Registered
2,384
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kalista
Kalista is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,384 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kalista as a female name
Ranked #3,773 in 2024
40 female births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (182 births)
Kalista: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kalista span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,107 babies were registered. Kalista has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kalista by Decade
How has Kalista 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.
Kalista by State
Birth registrations for Kalista span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Nevada, Nebraska. On average, about 40 Kalistas were registered per state.
Kalista + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kalista as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kalista: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kalista?
We estimate approximately 2,344 people named Kalista 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 146,226 Americans share this first name.
Is Kalista a common name?
Kalista is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,384 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kalista most popular?
Kalista reached peak popularity in 1999, when 182 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kalista is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kalista a female name?
Kalista is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kalista Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kalista Smith, Kalista Johnson, Kalista 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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