Callisto
Callisto is a name with multiple cultural origins: Italian, Greek Mythology.
- Italian
- Greek Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Callisto
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Callisto is a name with multiple cultural origins: Italian, Greek Mythology.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Greek Mythology
The Story of Callisto
As a girl name
American parents first put Callisto on the record books as a girl name in 1998, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 9 Callistos were born — ranking #10,859 that year. About 38% of every Callisto on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Callisto last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 77 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Callisto as a boy name dates back to 2018, when 6 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Callisto — #8,981 in the national rankings. About 76% of every Callisto on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Callisto last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 25 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Callisto
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Callisto. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Kallisto
Names that sound like Callisto
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Callisto
Callisto is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 77 births in the dataset. Callisto's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #10,859. Use the chart and map above to compare Callisto's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.