Calyssa
Girl · kuh-LISS-uh · Modern
Calyssa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Calyssa come from?
Modern: spelling of Kalyssa; Ka- added to Alyssa
- Say it
- kuh-LISS-uh
Meaning borrowed from Kalyssa.
Is Calyssa a girl's or a boy's name?
Calyssa is a girls' name.
How popular is Calyssa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the girls named Calyssa in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Calyssa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7,115 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
Nicknames for Calyssa
Names like Calyssa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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