Callum

Meaning: Dove
Origin: Variant of Calum · from the Latin name of Saint Columba (from Scottish Gaelic, from Latin)

Boy's name · #118 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Callum is climbing: on the charts since 1983, it reached #118 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 3,000 boys given the name last year. Roughly 16,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 50 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#49 in Ireland (2025) · #68 in Scotland (2025) · #108 in N. Ireland (2025) · #251 in England & Wales (2025) · #352 in New Zealand (2025) · #2,043 in Switzerland (2025) · #122 in Canada (2024).

Famous Callums

Callum Hudson-Odoi — English association football player (born 2000)
Callum Wilson — English association football player (born 1992)
Callum Turner — English actor
Callum McGregor — Scottish association football player
Callum Keith Rennie — Canadian actor

In stories & tradition

Callum Kane — Hollyoaks (TV series)
Callum Jones — Neighbours (TV series)
Callum Finnegan — Brookside (TV series)

What Callums become

Among 318 notable people named Callum:

Sports figures appear 3.57× more often than among typical names — e.g. Callum Hudson-Odoi, English association football player (born 2000).

Similar names: Calum · Hayes · Callan · Arlo · Kayson · Knox

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