Calliope

Where Calliope comes from

From Latin Calliope, from Ancient Greek Καλλιόπη (Kalliópē), from κᾰλλῐ- (kăllĭ-, “beautiful”) + ὄψ (óps, “voice”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Calliope
  • 4 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Calliope through the years
  1. 1917
    First appearance
    #3,713 among girls with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2025
    Peak, #451
    682 babies named Calliope, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name.
Namesakes
  • Calliope Spanou · Greek university professor, former Greek Ombudsman

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.