Kalliope
Girl name · #1784 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 113 baby girls were named Kalliope, placing it at #1784 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2712, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 15,929 girls born in 2025 was named Kalliope.
Babies named Kalliope per year. Source: SSA.
The 103-year story
Kalliope first appears in the Social Security records in 1922, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 113 babies and a rank of #1777. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Kalliope in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Kalliope is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Kalliope will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Kalliope is most common
State-level data for Kalliope is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Kalliope
Statistically, parents drawn to Kalliope tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Vanellope, Calliope, Kaylanie, Renesmee, and Brynnlee.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Kalliope | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 113 | #1777 |
| 2024 | 80 | #2303 |
| 2023 | 100 | #1965 |
| 2022 | 97 | #2006 |
| 2021 | 104 | #1897 |
| 2020 | 84 | #2156 |
| 2019 | 87 | #2140 |
| 2018 | 71 | #2478 |
| 2017 | 76 | #2384 |
| 2016 | 62 | #2761 |
| 2015 | 65 | #2712 |
| 2014 | 46 | #3425 |
| 2013 | 29 | #4755 |
| 2012 | 36 | #4121 |
| 2011 | 37 | #3999 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6382 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8454 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8965 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9007 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11417 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11834 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7828 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9671 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13595 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12056 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kalliope a popular girl name?
Kalliope ranked #1784 among girls in 2025 with 113 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2712.
When was the name Kalliope most popular?
Kalliope peaked in 2025, when 113 American girls received the name (ranked #1777 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Kalliope?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 15,929 newborn American girls was named Kalliope. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.