Given name
Calliope
“beautiful”·“voice”
Calliope is used as a form of Kalliope.
Original Ancient GreekΚαλλιόπη
Meaning & origin
What it means
Calliope is built from elements meaning “beautiful” and “voice”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
Calliope is used as a form of Kalliope.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Calliope through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,098
- 0 boys · 6,098 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 682 babies
- 2025
- 682
- #451 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +64%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 682 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 451 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 64.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (74 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,617 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Calliope’s family of names
In Cebuano usage, Calliope developed from the Ancient Greek form Καλλιόπη. Calliope is a form of Kalliope. Calliope has a related form in Caliopa.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 13
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Caliopevariant
- Caliopavariant
- Caliopeahvariant
- Caliopeavariant
- Calliopeahvariant
- Calliopeavariant
- Caliopyvariant
- Caliopievariant
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Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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