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Girl name

Calysta

100% girls · last recorded 2022

Calysta has been given to about 499 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1999, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 494
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Calysta per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1999 · 58
  • Born in 20250
  • All time499

How popular is Calysta?

Its best year was 1999, when 58 babies were given the name, ranking 2478th. The typical living American called Calysta is about 23 years old today.

Names that sound like Calysta

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Calista0.92
  2. Alta0.68
  3. Krysta0.68
  4. Crista0.68
  5. Krista0.65
  6. Carissa0.65
  7. Carlotta0.64
  8. Aleta0.63

Middle names for Calysta

Ranked by flow score
  1. Calysta Rose0.85
  2. Calysta Louise0.85
  3. Calysta June0.84
  4. Calysta Pearl0.84
  5. Calysta Quinn0.84
  6. Calysta Nell0.84

Sibling names for Calysta

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hallesister · 0.77
  2. Jalenbrother · 0.74
  3. Tracebrother · 0.73
  4. Paulinasister · 0.73
  5. Niasister · 0.73
  6. Nikolasbrother · 0.73

Where Calysta is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Calysta White0.80
    2. Calysta Reyes0.80
    3. Calysta Nguyen0.80
    4. Calysta Moore0.80
    5. Calysta Lee0.80
    6. Calysta Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Calysta

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.