Callum Boy
How popular is Callum?
#118 boy name in 2025
2,995 baby boys were named Callum in the US in 2025, making it the 118th most popular boy name. Another 8 girls got the name (#10,913 for girls).
Callum popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #118 for boys (▲ 40 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,995 boys, 8 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+712% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #685 in 2015, #336 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (2,995 boys) |
| Highest rank | #118 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1983 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Callum counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Callum family of names ranked #112 for boys in 2025 (#145 the year before), with 3,461 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Callum | 2,995 | 87% |
| Calum | 313 | 9% |
| Kallum | 114 | 3% |
| Kalum | 23 | 1% |
| Kaylum | 9 | 0% |
| Caylum | 7 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Callum is most popular
Babies named Callum per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Hampshire: 4.3 per 1,000 (96 boys)
- Vermont: 4.0 per 1,000 (25 boys)
- Maine: 3.5 per 1,000 (67 boys)
- Rhode Island: 3.3 per 1,000 (53 boys)
- Nebraska: 3.2 per 1,000 (137 boys)
Callum by decade
Boy names about as popular as Callum
Questions
- Is Callum a boy or girl name?
- Callum is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Callum were boys.
- How popular is the name Callum?
- 2,995 baby boys were named Callum in the US in 2025, making it the 118th most popular boy name. Another 8 girls got the name (#10,913 for girls).
- When was Callum most popular?
- Callum peaked in 2025, when 2,995 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #118 in 2025.
- How many people are named Callum?
- 16,089 babies have been named Callum in the US since 1880. We estimate about 16,008 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 4.
- Where is Callum most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Callum was most common in New Hampshire, at 4.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.