Kalliope
In Greek mythology, Calliope is the Muse who presides over eloquence and epic poetry, so called from the ecstatic harmony of her voice. Hesiod and Ovid called her the "Chief of all Muses".
- Greek Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Kalliope
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
In Greek mythology, Calliope is the Muse who presides over eloquence and epic poetry, so called from the ecstatic harmony of her voice. Hesiod and Ovid called her the "Chief of all Muses".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek Mythology
The Story of Kalliope
Kalliope first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1922, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 104 births, good for #1,895 nationwide. About 46% of every Kalliope on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kalliope ranks #2,177 for baby girls with 87 births, gradually rising (+7%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Kalliope
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About the name Kalliope
Kalliope is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Kalliope's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #1,895. Use the chart and map above to compare Kalliope'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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