Callum
Callum is a name with multiple cultural origins: Scottish, English.
- Scottish
- English
Meaning & Origin of Callum
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Callum is a name with multiple cultural origins: Scottish, English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Scottish
- English
The Story of Callum
American parents first put Callum on the record books as a baby boy name in 1983, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 2,379 Callums were born — ranking #150 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 69% of all recorded Callums. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #150 among baby boy names with 2,379 births, rising sharply (+159% over the past five years). In total, more than 18K Callums have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Callum
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Callum. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Callum
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Callum
Callum is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 18K births in the dataset. Callum's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #150. Use the chart and map above to compare Callum's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.