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Calum

100% boys · #799 in the US for boys, 2025

Calum has been given to about 3,506 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,443
Median age today7 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Calum per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 313
  • Born in 2025313
  • All time3,506
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Calum?

Calum ranks 799th among American boys in 2025, with 313 born that year. Its best year was 2025, when 313 babies were given the name, ranking 799th. The typical living American called Calum is about 7 years old today. It is relatively most common in Idaho, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.

Names that sound like Calum

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Callum0.97
  2. Tatum0.70
  3. Caleb0.53
  4. Cale0.53
  5. Karim0.53
  6. Callan0.51
  7. Callen0.51
  8. Kaleb0.48

Middle names for Calum

Ranked by flow score
  1. Calum Paul0.77
  2. Calum John0.77
  3. Calum Lee0.77
  4. Calum Dean0.76
  5. Calum Blake0.76
  6. Calum Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Calum

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Inayasister · 0.99
  2. Azraelbrother · 0.99
  3. Teobrother · 0.98
  4. Laylanisister · 0.98
  5. Azaelbrother · 0.98
  6. Alaiyasister · 0.98

Where Calum is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Idaho0.04%
  2. Nebraska0.04%
  3. Iowa0.03%
  4. Minnesota0.02%
  5. Washington0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Calum Anderson0.77
  2. Calum White0.72
  3. Calum Reyes0.72
  4. Calum Lee0.72
  5. Calum Hill0.72
  6. Calum Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Calum

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. Ireland1998–2019
  5. France1900–2025

Calum across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.