Calliope Name Meaning

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Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: In Greek mythology, Calliope was the oldest of the nine muses, inspiring artists, scientists, poets, and musicians.

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A Deep Dive

Calliope Overview

Meaning

Beautiful voice

Gender

Girl

Origin

Greek

Etymology

Derived from the Greek words “kallos” (beautiful) and “ops” (voice), meaning “beautiful voice.” Calliope is a name rooted in Greek mythology as the muse of epic poetry and eloquence.

Pronunciation

/kəˈlaɪ.ə.pi/

Popularity

Calliope has seen a rise in popularity, especially in the USA, and is also appreciated in other countries such as Greece. In 2023, it stood at the #492 place for girls in the USA.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

8 letters

Numerology

1 (Pioneering, Independent, Leading)

Name Styles

Mythological, Classic, Unique

Associated Traits

Creative, eloquent, artistic, musical

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

Calliope is a prominent figure in Greek mythology, known as the muse of epic poetry, representing creativity and eloquence.

Name Day

May 10th
A Deep Dive

Calliope Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Kalliope, Kaliope, Callie, Kaliopi, Kalliopi, Calli, Callope, Kaliopee, Calliopi, Caliope

Common Nicknames

Callie, Calli, Cal, Lio, Lia, Poppy, Kallie, Kalli, Cally, Opie

Diminutives

Calli, Callie, Cal, Lio, Lia

Famous People

  • Calliope Tsoupaki
    (Greek Composer)
  • Calliope "Callie" Thorne
    (American Actress)
  • Calliope Zina
    (Greek Rhythmic Gymnast)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Calliope Torres
    ("Grey's Anatomy," TV Series)
  • Calliope Reaper-Jones
    (Novel Series)
  • Calliope Mori
    (Virtual YouTuber)

Places

  • Calliope River
    (Queensland, Australia)
  • Calliope Dock
    (Auckland, New Zealand)

What Is the Meaning of Calliope?

Calliope means “beautiful voice,” derived from the Greek words “kallos” (beauty) and “ops” (voice).

What Is the Origin of The Name Calliope?

The name Calliope has its roots in ancient Greek mythology. Calliope was one of the nine Muses, specifically the Muse of epic poetry.

Calliope Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Calliope in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#5992021#5852022#4922023
Top 3 Rankings#4922023#5852022#5992021

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Calliope

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023492
(+93 from 2022)
618
(+108 from 2022)
0.03533
2022585
(+14 from 2021)
510
(+13 from 2021)
0.02844
2021599
(+93 from 2020)
497
(+88 from 2020)
0.02774
2020692
(+14 from 2019)
409
(+2 from 2019)
0.02314
2019706
(+99 from 2018)
407
(+70 from 2018)
0.02218
2018805
(+8 from 2017)
337
(+2 from 2017)
0.01812
2017813
(+127 from 2016)
335
(+44 from 2016)
0.01773
2016940
(+205 from 2015)
291
(+70 from 2015)
0.01503
20151145
(+82 from 2014)
221
(+22 from 2014)
0.01133
20141227
(+40 from 2013)
199
(+12 from 2013)
0.01017
20131267
(+250 from 2012)
187
(+41 from 2012)
0.00970
20121517
(+144 from 2011)
146
(+18 from 2011)
0.00753
20111661
(+559 from 2010)
128
(+41 from 2010)
0.00661
20102220
(+867 from 2009)
87
(+32 from 2009)
0.00444
20093087
(+389 from 2008)
55
(+8 from 2008)
0.00272
20083476
(+310 from 2007)
47
(+5 from 2007)
0.00226
20073786
(+378 from 2006)
42
(+7 from 2006)
0.00198
20064164
(-224 from 2005)
35
(-1 from 2005)
0.00167
20053940
(+3887 from 2004)
36
(+22 from 2004)
0.00177
20047827
(-3025 from 2003)
14
(-12 from 2003)
0.00069
20034802
(+3013 from 2002)
26
(+13 from 2002)
0.00130
20027815
(+1536 from 2001)
13
(+3 from 2001)
0.00066
20019351
(+521 from 2000)
10
(+1 from 2000)
0.00050
20009872
(+474 from 1999)
9
(+1 from 1999)
0.00045
199910346
(-1762 from 1998)
8
(-2 from 1998)
0.00041
19988584
(+433 from 1997)
10
(+1 from 1997)
0.00052
19979017
(+4500 from 1996)
9
(+4 from 1996)
0.00047
199613517
(-3003 from 1995)
5
(-2 from 1995)
0.00026
199510514
(+1262 from 1994)
7
(+1 from 1994)
0.00036
199411776
(-3895 from 1990)
6
(-4 from 1990)
0.00031
19930
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19920
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19910
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19907881
(+3917 from 1988)
10
(+5 from 1988)
0.00049
19890
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
198811798
(-2492 from 1985)
5
(-1 from 1985)
0.00026
19870
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19860
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19859306
(-1013 from 1972)
6
(+1 from 1972)
0.00032
19840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19830
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19790
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19780
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19770
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19760
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19750
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19740
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19730
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19728293
(-2465 from 1955)
5
No change from 1955
0.00031
19710
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19700
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19690
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19680
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19670
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19660
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19650
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19640
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19630
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19620
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19610
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19600
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19590
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19580
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19570
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19560
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19555828
(-414 from 1951)
5
No change from 1951
0.00025
19540
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19530
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19520
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19515414
(-1003 from 1932)
5
No change from 1932
0.00027
19500
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19490
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19480
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19470
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19460
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19450
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19440
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19430
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19420
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19410
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19400
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19390
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19380
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19370
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19360
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19350
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19340
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19330
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19324411
(+159 from 1929)
5
No change from 1929
0.00045
19310
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19300
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19294570
(-827 from 1928)
5
(-2 from 1928)
0.00043
19283743
(+132 from 1927)
7
No change from 1927
0.00059
19273875
(+976 from 1926)
7
(+2 from 1926)
0.00057
19264851
(-475 from 1923)
5
(-1 from 1923)
0.00041
19250
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19240
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19234376
(-721 from 1922)
6
(-2 from 1922)
0.00048
19223655
(+1444 from 1921)
8
(+3 from 1921)
0.00064
19215099
(-1386 from 1917)
5
(-2 from 1917)
0.00039
19200
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19190
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19180
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19173713
First SSA data recorded
7
First SSA data recorded
0.00062
19160
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19150
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19140
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19130
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19120
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19050
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19020
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19010
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19000
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18990
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18980
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18970
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18960
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18950
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18940
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18930
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18920
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18910
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18900
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18890
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18880
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18870
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18860
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18850
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18830
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Calliope

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#5642021#5842022#5282023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#6812021#7392022#5502023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#8502021#7622022#5082023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#6352021#9452022#5482023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#3522021#3042022#3242023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#4612021#8252022#3442023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#7062021#4772022#5232023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#8122021#5222022#4162023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#4332021#4332022#3402023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#3322021#3582022#4072023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#5092021#5092022#5442023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#3282021#2172022#3092023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#6222021#9002022#10382023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#7162021#6462022#6982023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#6692021#5302022#5662023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#10102021#5732022#7092023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#6332021#3982022#4302023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#7042021#6432022#5672023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#6892021#5622022#5162023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#5482021#8432022#4542023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#4702021#3562022#3912023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#3682021#6422022#4822023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#8622021#7382022#6362023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#6002021#4032022#5182023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#9322021#8322022#6972023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#5872021#8702022#8752023

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#2872021#1542022#912023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#5132019#4442021#5062023

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#2912021#3932022#3342023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#6842019#5702022#4332023

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#3532016#2852017#1362023

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#4612019#5302020#3962021

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#6112018#7422021#5972023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#5332020#5582021#5632022

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#4982019#5112021#3842022

Alaska (AK)

Alaska (AK) flagAlaska (AK)#1372021#442023

Maine (ME)

Maine (ME) flagMaine (ME)#1542021#2182022

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#2802023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#7152023

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#4672023

North Dakota (ND)

North Dakota (ND) flagNorth Dakota (ND)#2142019

Popularity Rankings for Calliope in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#5602021#9472022#3962023

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Calliope a Name for Boys or Girls?

Calliope is generally used for girls, reflecting its mythological and cultural roots tied to femininity and the arts.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Calliope

Calliope in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Calliope Tsoupaki (Composer, 1963): A Greek composer renowned for her classical and contemporary music compositions.
  • Calliope "Callie" Thorne (Actress, 1969): An American actress known for her roles in various television series.
  • Calliope Zina (Rhythmic Gymnast, 1972): A Greek rhythmic gymnast who has competed internationally.
  • Calliope Torres ("Grey's Anatomy," TV Series): A talented orthopedic surgeon with a passion for dancing and music.
  • Calliope Reaper-Jones (2009 Novel Series): A fantasy series by Amber Benson featuring the daughter of Death navigating the human world.
  • Calliope Mori (2020 Virtual YouTuber): A popular virtual YouTuber and musician known for her rap performances.
  • Calliope River (Queensland, Australia): A river located in Queensland known for its scenic beauty and recreational activities.
  • Calliope Dock (Auckland, New Zealand): A historic stone dry dock located within the Devonport Naval Base.

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