Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Callysta isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Callysta is a variant of Callisto. The history of Callisto gives this family its wider story. Callisto’s historical associations include several early saints, including a 3rd-century pope and a 6th-century bishop of Todi in central Italy.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Callysta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 51
- 0 boys · 51 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1999.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Callysta’s family of names
In Indonesian usage, Callysta has a related form in Callista. Callysta has a related form in Callisto.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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