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Kalliope

Kalliope is used as a given name.

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Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Kalliope through the years

Babies since 1880
1,323
0 boys · 1,323 girls
Most popular year
2025
113 babies
2025
113
#1,787 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+30%
Rising
02040608019401960198020002025Highest share 202570
Kalliope in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1922–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inIndiana, Illinois, Ohio
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Indiana (5), Illinois (7), Ohio (6), New York (9), Florida (8).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 113 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,787 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 30.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 831 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.

Kalliope’s family of names

Kalliope has a related form in Kalliopi. Kalliope has a related form in Kaliope. Kalliope has a related form in Kaliopi.

Walk Kalliope’s family in the name graph

KalliopeKallyopeKalliopéKaliopeKalliopiKaliopiKaliopyKalliopieKalliopyKaliopeeKaliopieKalipeaKalliopeaKalliopeeCalliope

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 11

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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