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Girl name

Calliope

/kəˈlaɪəpi/ · 100% girls · #451 in the US for girls, 2025

Calliope has been given to about 6,098 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/kəˈlaɪəpi/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 6,019
Median age today6 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Calliope per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 682
  • Born in 2025682
  • All time6,098
  • England & Wales, 2025#664 · 57

How popular is Calliope?

Calliope ranks 451st among American girls in 2025, with 682 born that year. Its best year was 2025, when 682 babies were given the name, ranking 451st. The typical living American called Calliope is about 6 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.09% of births.

Names that sound like Calliope

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Callie0.69
  2. Kallie0.67
  3. Carlie0.59
  4. Carrie0.57
  5. Carole0.57
  6. Camille0.57
  7. Cassie0.57
  8. Kaylie0.57

Middle names for Calliope

Ranked by flow score
  1. Calliope Josephine0.84
  2. Calliope Rose0.83
  3. Calliope Marie0.83
  4. Calliope Grace0.83
  5. Calliope Jane0.83
  6. Calliope Louise0.83

Sibling names for Calliope

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Tadeobrother · 0.99
  2. Lianeither · 0.99
  3. Boonebrother · 0.99
  4. Mylahsister · 0.99
  5. Musabrother · 0.99
  6. Elodiesister · 0.99

Where Calliope is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Mexico0.09%
  2. New Hampshire0.07%
  3. Idaho0.06%
  4. West Virginia0.06%
  5. Oregon0.06%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Calliope White0.78
  2. Calliope Nguyen0.78
  3. Calliope Moore0.78
  4. Calliope Hill0.78
  5. Calliope Hall0.78
  6. Calliope Brown0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Calliope

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Calliope across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.