Given name & surname
Calise
“a gorgeous woman”
Calise is used as a given name and a surname. One Greek interpretation is “a gorgeous woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “a gorgeous woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Calise through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 510
- 0 boys · 510 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #6,896 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −14%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,896 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 14.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 32 in 2015. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 443 as a first name in 2020; 1,272 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Calise’s family of names
Calise has a related form in Calice. Calise has a related form in Calyce. Calise has a related form in Calyse.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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