| Callista | Charis | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Most beautiful | grace |
| Origin | greek | greek |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | kuh-LIS-tuh | KAIR-iss |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1914 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1999 (137) | 2006 (127) |
| In 2025 | 42 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Callista | Charis |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 250 | 349 |
| 2010s | 567 | 895 |
| 2000s | 901 | 971 |
| 1990s | 424 | 605 |
| 1980s | 197 | 571 |
| 1970s | 44 | 457 |
| 1960s | 5 | 211 |
| 1950s | 28 | 128 |
| 1940s | 0 | 95 |
| 1930s | 6 | 11 |
| 1920s | 23 | 54 |
| 1910s | 40 | 0 |
From Greek kallistos/kallistē 'most beautiful', the superlative of kalos, from kallos 'beauty'. Kalliste was a title of the goddess Artemis; the mythological nymph Kallisto bears the same root.
From Greek 'charis' (χάρις) meaning grace, kindness, or charm. In Greek myth the Charites (Graces) were goddesses of grace and beauty; the root also underlies the word charisma.
Callista is more popular than Charis today: about 42 US babies were given the name Callista in 2025, compared with 0 named Charis.
Callista means Most beautiful (greek origin), while Charis means grace (greek origin).
In US records, Callista first appears in 1914 and Charis in 0, so Charis has the longer recorded history.