Kallum
Kallum is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Kallum Higginbotham, British footballer Kallum Mantack, British footballer Kallum Watkins (1991), British rugby league footballer
Meaning & Origin of Kallum
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kallum is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Kallum Higginbotham, British footballer Kallum Mantack, British footballer Kallum Watkins (1991), British rugby league footballer
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The Story of Kallum
Kallum first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2007, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 92 Kallums were born — ranking #1,795 that year. As of 2026, Kallum ranks #1,795 for baby boys with 92 births, rising sharply (+79% over the past five years). In total, more than 762 Kallums have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kallum
Kallum is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 762 births in the dataset. Kallum's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,795. Use the chart and map above to compare Kallum'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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