Kalista is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 1999 and has since faded.
Kalista is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,116 for girl births in the United States (and #7,187 across all names), given to 35 babies. Kalista first appears in 1976 and peaked in 1999 (182 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | #4,116 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | #3,787 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | #4,016 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | #4,249 |
| 2021 | 41 | 41 | #3,711 |
| 2020 | 40 | 40 | #3,715 |
| 2019 | 28 | 28 | #4,834 |
| 2018 | 37 | 37 | #3,961 |
| 2017 | 51 | 51 | #3,174 |
| 2016 | 50 | 50 | #3,256 |
| 2015 | 61 | 61 | #2,867 |
| 2014 | 56 | 56 | #3,023 |
| 2013 | 78 | 78 | #2,356 |
| 2012 | 79 | 79 | #2,366 |
| 2011 | 83 | 83 | #2,267 |
| 2010 | 103 | 103 | #1,952 |
| 2009 | 75 | 75 | #2,519 |
| 2008 | 99 | 99 | #2,067 |
| 2007 | 100 | 100 | #2,045 |
| 2006 | 85 | 85 | #2,258 |
| 2005 | 109 | 109 | #1,795 |
| 2004 | 108 | 108 | #1,774 |
| 2003 | 133 | 133 | #1,471 |
| 2002 | 136 | 136 | #1,413 |
| 2001 | 118 | 118 | #1,577 |
| 2000 | 144 | 144 | #1,320 |
| 1999 | 182 | 182 | #1,097 |
| 1998 | 75 | 75 | #1,998 |
| 1997 | 15 | — | #6,321 |
| 1996 | 17 | — | #5,645 |
| 1995 | 18 | — | #5,309 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | #9,176 |
| 1993 | 14 | — | #6,421 |
| 1992 | 15 | — | #6,140 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | #12,199 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | #10,728 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #10,200 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | #8,761 |
| 1987 | 12 | — | #6,095 |
| 1986 | 14 | — | #5,301 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #9,662 |
| 1983 | 10 | — | #6,417 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #9,739 |
| 1981 | 12 | — | #5,706 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | #8,547 |
| 1978 | 8 | — | #7,257 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #10,305 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | #8,590 |