Alma vs Calliope
Head-to-head: full US statistics and history since 1880.
Alma
a vintage name making a comeback
- Rank today
- #449
- Peak
- #51 (1896)
- Babies in 2025
- 689
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, NY
VS
Calliope
a fast riser climbing the charts
- Rank today
- #451
- Peak
- #451 (2025)
- Babies in 2025
- 682
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, FL
The verdict
Alma is the more popular pick (#449 vs #451). Both sit in a similar popularity band — Alma is a vintage name making a comeback, Calliope is a fast riser climbing the charts.
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