Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Calysta 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 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Calysta 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
Calysta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 499
- 0 boys · 499 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 58 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −69%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 9 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 58 in 1999. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 478 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.
Calysta’s family of names
Calysta has a related form in Callisto.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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