Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Kalysta is a variant of Kallisto. An origin associated with Kallisto is Greek.
Explained through its name family
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.
From dated birth records
Kalysta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 580
- 0 boys · 580 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 53 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −64%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 53 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 469 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.
Kalysta’s family of names
Kalysta has a related form in Kallisto.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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