Callista is an uncommon variant of Calista that peaked in 1999 and has grown less common since.
Callista is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #3,585 for girl births in the United States (and #6,321 across all names), given to 42 babies. Callista first appears in 1914 and peaked in 1999 (137 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | #3,585 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | #3,907 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | #4,670 |
| 2022 | 47 | 47 | #3,375 |
| 2021 | 43 | 43 | #3,559 |
| 2020 | 51 | 51 | #3,098 |
| 2019 | 51 | 51 | #3,135 |
| 2018 | 41 | 41 | #3,690 |
| 2017 | 45 | 45 | #3,443 |
| 2016 | 65 | 65 | #2,675 |
| 2015 | 58 | 58 | #2,971 |
| 2014 | 58 | 58 | #2,934 |
| 2013 | 55 | 55 | #3,012 |
| 2012 | 78 | 78 | #2,380 |
| 2011 | 62 | 62 | #2,802 |
| 2010 | 54 | 54 | #3,084 |
| 2009 | 77 | 77 | #2,470 |
| 2008 | 76 | 76 | #2,489 |
| 2007 | 84 | 84 | #2,299 |
| 2006 | 77 | 77 | #2,424 |
| 2005 | 83 | 83 | #2,206 |
| 2004 | 86 | 86 | #2,102 |
| 2003 | 116 | 116 | #1,654 |
| 2002 | 93 | 93 | #1,899 |
| 2001 | 98 | 98 | #1,807 |
| 2000 | 111 | 111 | #1,589 |
| 1999 | 137 | 137 | #1,316 |
| 1998 | 105 | 105 | #1,568 |
| 1997 | 39 | — | #3,042 |
| 1996 | 28 | — | #3,849 |
| 1995 | 23 | — | #4,368 |
| 1994 | 21 | — | #4,710 |
| 1993 | 18 | — | #5,239 |
| 1992 | 11 | — | #7,590 |
| 1991 | 18 | — | #5,208 |
| 1990 | 24 | — | #4,135 |
| 1989 | 21 | — | #4,379 |
| 1988 | 20 | — | #4,336 |
| 1987 | 30 | — | #3,112 |
| 1986 | 27 | — | #3,285 |
| 1985 | 17 | — | #4,485 |
| 1984 | 28 | — | #3,084 |
| 1983 | 12 | — | #5,498 |
| 1982 | 15 | — | #4,741 |
| 1981 | 16 | — | #4,558 |
| 1980 | 11 | — | #5,966 |
| 1979 | 12 | — | #5,461 |
| 1978 | 11 | — | #5,608 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #9,815 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | #8,283 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #9,237 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #8,573 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #6,911 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #6,195 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | #6,173 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #6,050 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #5,287 |
| 1952 | 7 | — | #4,533 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | #3,963 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | #4,373 |
| 1923 | 6 | — | #4,456 |
| 1922 | 5 | — | #5,120 |
| 1921 | 6 | — | #4,549 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | #3,932 |
| 1917 | 11 | — | #2,716 |
| 1916 | 6 | — | #3,991 |
| 1915 | 9 | — | #2,930 |
| 1914 | 7 | — | #2,933 |