Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Kalliope

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,787 Trend ↑ Rising 24%
Rank 2025
#1,787
among girls · ↑532 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
113
named Kalliope · +41% vs 2024
How common
1 in 14,224
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
113 babies
All-time total
1,323
#6,210 all-time among girls
First recorded
1922
in Social Security records

Kalliope popularity over time

1,323 babies have been named Kalliope since 1922, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s 19 2 – #4,230
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s 7 1 – #5,130
1960s 10 1 +43% #7,253
1970s 25 3 +150% #6,271
1980s 16 2 -36% #9,607
1990s 39 4 +144% #8,026
2000s 100 10 +156% #8,012
2010s 529 53 +429% #2,148
2020s (to 2025) 578 96 +82% #1,787

Where Kalliope is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 118 0.07 outside top 500
2027 122 0.08 outside top 500
2028 125 0.08 outside top 500
2029 128 0.08 outside top 500
2030 131 0.08 outside top 500

Where Kalliope is most popular

Girls named Kalliope per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.061 per 1,000. Strongest in Ohio, Illinois, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Kalliope born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Ohio 24 0.101 +66%
Illinois 17 0.074 +22%
Texas 44 0.055 -10%
California 43 0.051 -16%
Florida 19 0.044 -27%
Arizona 6 0.043 -30%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -32%
Indiana 5 0.036 -42%
New York 14 0.035 -42%
Virginia 6 0.035 -42%
Washington 5 0.035 -43%
Michigan 5 0.027 -55%
North Carolina 6 0.026 -57%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Kalliope

Kalliope is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,787 in 2025 with 113 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1922, 1,323 American babies have been named Kalliope. Its peak came in 2025, when 113 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kalliope stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kalliope?

The median living Kalliope is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 11. An estimated 1,300 people named Kalliope are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kalliope year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 113 #1,787
2024 80 #2,319
2023 100 #1,974
2022 97 #2,016
2021 104 #1,904
2020 84 #2,163
2019 87 #2,148
2018 71 #2,491
2017 76 #2,391
2016 62 #2,782
2015 65 #2,728
2014 46 #3,459
2013 29 #4,820
2012 36 #4,174
2011 37 #4,032
2010 20 #6,500
2009 14 #8,655
2008 13 #9,230
2007 13 #9,267
2006 9 #11,906
2005 8 #12,388
2004 14 #8,012
2003 10 #10,013
2002 6 #14,464
2001 7 #12,704
2000 6 #14,002
1995 7 #11,063
1990 – –
1985 – –
1980 6 #9,607
1975 – –
1970 6 #7,466
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kalliope, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kalliope?

The median living Kalliope is about 6 years old. Half of all living Kalliopes are between 3 and 11 years old.

How many people named Kalliope are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Kalliope are alive in the United States, based on 1,323 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Kalliope in 2025?

Kalliope ranked #1,787 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 113 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kalliope?

1,323 babies have been named Kalliope in the United States since 1922, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kalliope most popular?

Kalliope peaked in 2025, when 113 newborns received the name.

Is Kalliope a boy or girl name?

Kalliope is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Kalliope rising or falling?

Kalliope is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kalliope become more popular?

Kalliope is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 131 girls named Kalliope in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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