Names / Girl names
Calypso
Current rank
#2,865
and rising
All-time peak
#2,865
in 2025
First recorded
1991
in U.S. data
Children named
498
since 1991
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,865 in 2025 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Sea nymph. Stateside, it makes its debut in 1991. Usage has ticked up in recent years while remaining off the most-common lists. Only about 498 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.
