Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Kalliopi 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 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kalliopi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 316
- 0 boys · 316 girls
- Most popular year
- 1973
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,395 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +19%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,395 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 18.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 598 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.
Kalliopi’s family of names
Kalliopi has a related form in Kalliope. In English usage, Kalliopi was borrowed from the Greek form Καλλιόπη.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kalliopi
- Kalliopi AraouzouGreek swimmerborn 1991
- Kalliopi KehajiaGreek teacher and feminist1839–1905
- Calliope TsoupakiGreek pianist and composerborn 1963
- Kalliopi OuzouniGreek shot putterborn 1973
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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