Given name & surname
Colista
“the most beautiful”
Colista is a variant of Calista. In Greek use, Calista carries the interpretation “the most beautiful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Colista is a variant of Calista. In Greek use, Calista carries the interpretation “the most beautiful.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Colista through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 25
- 0 boys · 25 girls
- Most popular year
- 1914
- 5 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 5 in 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 135 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.
Colista’s family of names
Colista has a related form in Calista.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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