Calixto comes from the Greek / Portuguese / Spanish tradition, meaning Beautiful.
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How popular is Calixto?
2024peak year
The name Calixto reached its peak in 2024, with 19 registrations (ranked #5077). The name has actually been around since 1915 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #6385) today, averaging about 14 new babies per year. Calixto's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 554 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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