How Many People Are Named Kallista?
An estimated 861 people in the United States have the first name Kallista. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Kallista peaked in popularity in 2001 with 59 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kallista 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 Kallista paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
861
About 1 in 398,089 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2001
59 births
Total Registered
875
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kallista
Kallista is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 875 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kallista as a female name
Ranked #9,197 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (59 births)
Kallista: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kallista span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 413 babies were registered. Kallista has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kallista by Decade
How has Kallista 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.
Kallista by State
Birth registrations for Kallista span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, New York, Florida. On average, about 14 Kallistas were registered per state.
Kallista + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kallista as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kallista: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kallista?
We estimate approximately 861 people named Kallista 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 398,089 Americans share this first name.
Is Kallista a common name?
Kallista is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 875 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kallista most popular?
Kallista reached peak popularity in 2001, when 59 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kallista is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kallista a female name?
Kallista is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kallista Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kallista Smith, Kallista Johnson, Kallista 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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