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Kallysta

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Pronounced kuh-LISS-tah /kəˈlɪs.tə/Medium

Meaning: Kallysta is an ornamental respelling of Callista, from the Greek kallistos, meaning most beautiful. The K and y styling gives a modern look while the meaning, most beautiful, comes straight from the Greek source.Low

In 30 seconds: Kallysta is a respelling of Callista, Greek for most beautiful (said kuh-LISS-tah). It saw brief use in the late nineteen-nineties.

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Origin LowGreek

MeaningKallysta is an ornamental respelling of Callista, from the Greek kallistos, meaning most beautiful. The K and y styling gives a modern look while the meaning, most beautiful, comes straight from the Greek source.

U.S. rank (2006)#11001 ↗ Rising

2006 U.S. births10 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1999

Total births (all-time)≈ 53

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Kallysta is a stylized respelling of Callista, a name from the Greek kallistos, the superlative meaning most beautiful, borne in myth by a companion of the goddess Artemis. The K opening and y vowel mark it as a late twentieth-century American update. Its meaning is inherited directly from the Greek.

Kallysta was never a common name. It appeared in United States records only in small numbers, given to fewer than twenty girls a year at its peak in the late nineteen-nineties.

Did you know? Kallysta preserves the Greek sense of Callista, most beautiful, dressed in a fashionable K and y spelling.

Overall data confidence 35%

References - Kallysta — Respelling of Callista; Greek kallistos

Variations

CallistaKalistaCalista

Nicknames

KallyLyssa

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Kallysta mean?

It is a respelling of Callista, from the Greek for most beautiful.

How do you pronounce Kallysta?

It is said kuh-LISS-tah /kəˈlɪs.tə/, three syllables.

Is Kallysta a boy or girl name?

Kallysta is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Kallysta?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the late nineteen-nineties.