Callum

Boy name

Callum has been given to 16,089 babies in the U.S. since 1983. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #118 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin

Scottish surname, shortened from McCallum; also a variant of Calum.

Origin: Scottish Gaelic

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

16,089

Peak year

2025 (3,003 babies)

Rank in 2025

#118 for boys

First recorded

1983

10-year trend

▲ +714%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Callum.

16,085 babies since 1881

16,000 babies since 1894

15,849 babies since 1907

15,725 babies since 1930

15,681 babies since 1987

15,544 babies since 1880

15,487 babies since 1982

15,380 babies since 1988

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