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Callum

Boy

Meaning of Callum: Scottish: 'dove'

Callum is a boy's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 124th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 248th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#124

3,003 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#248

198 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

16,089

First recorded 1983 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 7 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 6 babies1989: 8 babies1990: 11 babies19901991: 17 babies1992: 24 babies1993: 19 babies1994: 39 babies1995: 47 babies1996: 67 babies1997: 66 babies1998: 58 babies1999: 73 babies2000: 79 babies20002001: 87 babies2002: 82 babies2003: 112 babies2004: 105 babies2005: 104 babies2006: 142 babies2007: 168 babies2008: 205 babies2009: 240 babies2010: 250 babies20102011: 253 babies2012: 275 babies2013: 287 babies2014: 327 babies2015: 369 babies2016: 349 babies2017: 433 babies2018: 493 babies2019: 671 babies2020: 968 babies20202021: 1,272 babies2022: 1,423 babies2023: 1,656 babies2024: 2,271 babies2025: 3,003 babies
US babies named Callum per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 3,003.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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