Calum
Calum is a given name. It is a variation of the name Callum, which is a Scottish Gaelic name that commemorates the Latin name Columba, meaning "dove".
Meaning & Origin of Calum
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Calum is a given name. It is a variation of the name Callum, which is a Scottish Gaelic name that commemorates the Latin name Columba, meaning "dove".
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The Story of Calum
Calum first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1978, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 303 Calums were born — ranking #817 that year. As of 2026, Calum ranks #885 for baby boys with 269 births, rising sharply (+23% over the past five years). In total, more than 4K Calums have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Calum
Calum is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Calum's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #817. Use the chart and map above to compare Calum'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 .
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