Name Generator

How popular is the name Calypso?

Births per year, rank history and how many Calypsos are alive today.

Calypso (female) is a rare girls' name in England and Wales, ranked 4844th in 2024 and given to 4 babies. The name peaked in 1997, when 9 babies were given the name, the 1802nd most popular that year. It has declined since 1997; the 2024 figure is roughly 44% of its peak.

The Calypso you are most likely to meet is around 29 years old. Half of all Calypsos born in England and Wales are between 15 and 32, and there are at least 170 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Calypso - on average, only one in every 1,853 such rooms contains a Calypso.

How many babies are named Calypso each year?

0358200020201996: 81997: 91998: 81999: 62000: 32001: 62002: 32003: 32004: 62005: 32006: 32007: 52008: 32009: 72010: 42014: 32017: 32018: 52019: 32020: 42021: 32023: 42024: 4actual

Where does Calypso rank among girls' names?

1101001,00010,000200020201996: ranked 1,9141997: ranked 1,8021998: ranked 1,9791999: ranked 2,4442000: ranked 3,9122001: ranked 2,4662002: ranked 4,1372003: ranked 4,3732004: ranked 2,8022005: ranked 4,7982006: ranked 5,0612007: ranked 3,6672008: ranked 5,5452009: ranked 3,0312010: ranked 4,6882014: ranked 5,6912017: ranked 5,7652018: ranked 3,9852019: ranked 5,5912020: ranked 4,5352021: ranked 5,5812023: ranked 4,7102024: ranked 4,844

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Calypso per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2024, peaking at about 9 in 1997
Calypso: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2024. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Calypso most popular?

Calypso peaked in 1997, when 9 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Calypso?

At least 170 people named Calypso born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Calypso?

Most living Calypsos are between 15 and 32; the most common age is about 29.

Is Calypso becoming more or less popular?

Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.






Contact: writer@name-generator.org.uk | Data and Privacy Information | Change privacy settings