Calliope is an uncommon girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Calliope is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #451 for girl births in the United States (and #922 across all names), given to 682 babies. Calliope first appears in 1917 and peaked in 2025 (682 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 682 | 682 | #451 |
| 2024 | 614 | 614 | #499 |
| 2023 | 622 | 622 | #493 |
| 2022 | 510 | 510 | #588 |
| 2021 | 497 | 497 | #600 |
| 2020 | 411 | 411 | #692 |
| 2019 | 407 | 407 | #706 |
| 2018 | 337 | 337 | #807 |
| 2017 | 335 | 335 | #814 |
| 2016 | 291 | 291 | #941 |
| 2015 | 221 | 221 | #1,149 |
| 2014 | 199 | 199 | #1,229 |
| 2013 | 187 | 187 | #1,267 |
| 2012 | 147 | 147 | #1,511 |
| 2011 | 128 | 128 | #1,661 |
| 2010 | 87 | 87 | #2,223 |
| 2009 | 55 | 55 | #3,098 |
| 2008 | 47 | 47 | #3,486 |
| 2007 | 42 | 42 | #3,799 |
| 2006 | 35 | 35 | #4,177 |
| 2005 | 36 | 36 | #3,963 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | #7,908 |
| 2003 | 26 | 26 | #4,829 |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 | #7,908 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | #9,490 |
| 2000 | 9 | 9 | #10,038 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | #10,520 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | #8,689 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | #9,146 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #13,855 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | #10,688 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #12,009 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | #7,968 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #12,067 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #9,444 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #8,424 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | #5,931 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | #5,496 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | #4,499 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | #4,659 |
| 1928 | 7 | — | #3,808 |
| 1927 | 7 | — | #3,916 |
| 1926 | 5 | — | #4,945 |
| 1923 | 6 | — | #4,455 |
| 1922 | 8 | — | #3,709 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | #5,225 |
| 1917 | 7 | — | #3,771 |