Kalista
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.
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.
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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. Its peak popularity came in 1999, when 182 Kalistas were born — ranking #1,094 that year. As of 2026, Kalista ranks #3,897 for baby girls with 38 births, gradually falling (-5%). In total, more than 2K Kalistas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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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.
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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 .
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