ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1976 First Year 2026 Last Year 1999 Peak Year #1094 Peak Rank 2K Total Count 49 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Kalista What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Kalista is a village in southwestern Bulgaria. Kalista is located within the jurisdiction of the nearby city Radomir, Pernik Province, at an average elevation of 661 meters above the sea level. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalishte) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalishte) [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Kalista](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Kalishte-Surova.jpg/330px-Kalishte-Surova.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalishte) 📖 ## The Story of Kalista Kalista first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1976, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1999: 182 births, good for #1,094 nationwide. About 45% of every Kalista on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kalista ranks #3,897 for baby girls with 38 births, gradually falling (-5%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Kalista Phonetically similar names — useful when Kalista is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Calista](/calista) * [Callista](/callista) * [Calisto](/calisto) * [Callisto](/callisto) * Kallisti * [Callister](/callister) * [Kaleta](/kaleta) * Calusa * Kolata * Kalata * Kolasa * Colossae Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Kalista What does the name Kalista mean? Kalista is a village in southwestern Bulgaria. Kalista is located within the jurisdiction of the nearby city Radomir, Pernik Province, at an average elevation of 661 meters above the sea level. How popular is Kalista in 2026? In 2026, Kalista ranks #3,897 among girls' names in the U.S., with 38 babies given the name that year. When was Kalista most popular? Kalista reached its peak popularity in 1999, ranking #1,094 that year with 182 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Kalista most popular? Kalista has historically been most popular in Nebraska, Kentucky, Utah. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Kalista. Is Kalista a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Kalista is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Kalista? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Kalista include Honor, Latavia, Chyanne. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧HonorPeak #1094](/honor)[👧LataviaPeak #1094](/latavia)[👧ChyannePeak #1094](/chyanne)[👧PinkPeak #1093](/pink)[👧MalisaPeak #1095](/malisa)[👧ZephaPeak #1093](/zepha)[👧KatherynePeak #1093](/katheryne)[👧DennaPeak #1095](/denna) ## About the name Kalista Kalista is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Kalista's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #1,094\. Use the chart and map above to compare Kalista's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1999 → ](/year/1999) * [ Names of the 1990s → ](/decade/1990s) * [ Names starting with "K" → ](/letter/k) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). 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.