Fun Facts About the Name Kalypso
- 87 babies named Kalypso: U.S. records list 87 babies given the name Kalypso from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Kalypso Mean?
Kalypso is a Greek feminine name usually translated as 'she who conceals' or 'the concealer.' It derives from the Greek verb καλύπτω (kalyptō), 'to cover, conceal, hide,' with the Greek feminine name ending -ώ. The spelling Kalypso transliterates the Greek Καλυψώ; the Latinized form Calypso is the one usually seen in English.
Kalypso Name History & Origins
The name belongs to a figure in early Greek poetry. In Homer's Odyssey, Kalypso (Καλυψώ) is a goddess who lives on the island Ogygia. She keeps Odysseus with her for seven years and offers him immortality, but Zeus orders her to let him go. Homer calls her the daughter of Atlas.
Other early Greek traditions give her different parentage. Hesiod's Theogony lists a Kalypso among the Oceanids, the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys. These competing genealogies show that the mythological figure was attached to more than one family line in archaic Greek poetry.
The name passed into Latin as Calypso and then into modern European languages. English usage generally adopts the Latinized Calypso, while Kalypso preserves the Greek spelling. The name is used as a feminine given name in modern Greece.
How Popular is the Name Kalypso?
Kalypso has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2023. Its best rank was #8,256 in 2023.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,607 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #8,664 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #8,256 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #10,773 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #12,818 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #14,238 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #10,100 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #14,684 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #15,232 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #15,411 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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