Meaning of the nameCalisto
- Male
- Greek origin
- Latin origin
- Ca-lis-to
Calisto is a male name of Greek origin, the Portuguese form of the Latin name Callistus, which means 'the most beautiful'.
- People (2022)
- 1,220
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,227
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,772
- people
Calisto in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Calisto, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (269 people).
0 women 1,210 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Calisto is most common
States with the highest share of people named Calisto in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 166 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 164 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 142 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 67 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 64 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 64 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 63 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 58 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 51 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 50 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 45 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 39 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 39 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 34 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 33 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 30 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 21 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 21 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Calisto
According to Behind the Name, Calisto is the Portuguese and Spanish form of Callistus, a late Latin name derived from the Greek Kállistos, 'the most beautiful'. Wiktionary gives the same Greek origin for the Spanish form Calixto, from kalós, 'beautiful'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Kalisto as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,220 people named Calisto, with a median age of 60. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Calisto · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Callistus · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Calixto · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Calisto · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Calisto
What does the name Calisto mean?
Calisto means “the most beautiful”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Calisto in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,220 people with the first name Calisto, which ranks it number 7,227 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Calisto a boy's or a girl's name?
Calisto is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,210 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Calisto?
Calisto is a name of Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Calisto most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Calisto (164 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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