Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Kaliopi is a variant of Kalliope. An origin associated with Kalliope is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kaliopi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 50
- 0 boys · 50 girls
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,047 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,047 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 127 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.
Kaliopi’s family of names
Kaliopi has a related form in Kalliope.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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