Meaning: Its source is a Greek expression meaning "Most lovely."

Alternative Spellings: Callista

Variant Forms: Kalysta

Popularity: The name Calista ranked 753rd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 4264th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.