Callum
Boy name · Scottish Gaelic origin
Callum meaning
Variant of Calum, which means “dove”
Callum at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #159 in 2024
- Meaning themes
- nature
Callum popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1990 | #4,673 | 11 |
| 2000 | #1,514 | 79 |
| 2010 | #845 | 250 |
| 2020 | #336 | 967 |
| 2024 | #159 | 2,258 |
All 42 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1984 | #6,313 | 5 |
| 1985 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1986 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1987 | #5,459 | 7 |
| 1988 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1989 | #5,615 | 8 |
| 1990 | #4,673 | 11 |
| 1991 | #3,462 | 17 |
| 1992 | #2,834 | 24 |
| 1993 | #3,368 | 19 |
| 1994 | #2,082 | 39 |
| 1995 | #1,841 | 47 |
| 1996 | #1,499 | 67 |
| 1997 | #1,549 | 66 |
| 1998 | #1,741 | 58 |
| 1999 | #1,531 | 73 |
| 2000 | #1,514 | 79 |
| 2001 | #1,429 | 87 |
| 2002 | #1,514 | 82 |
| 2003 | #1,269 | 112 |
| 2004 | #1,374 | 105 |
| 2005 | #1,411 | 104 |
| 2006 | #1,185 | 142 |
| 2007 | #1,088 | 168 |
| 2008 | #973 | 205 |
| 2009 | #879 | 240 |
| 2010 | #845 | 250 |
| 2011 | #846 | 253 |
| 2012 | #807 | 275 |
| 2013 | #780 | 287 |
| 2014 | #732 | 327 |
| 2015 | #685 | 369 |
| 2016 | #706 | 349 |
| 2017 | #608 | 433 |
| 2018 | #558 | 493 |
| 2019 | #448 | 671 |
| 2020 | #336 | 967 |
| 2021 | #273 | 1,264 |
| 2022 | #249 | 1,417 |
| 2023 | #222 | 1,643 |
| 2024 | #159 | 2,258 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Callum” (revision 91201662), CC BY-SA 4.0; Wiktionary contributors, “Calum” (revision 93367993), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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