Calum
- Pronunciation
- [Ca-lum]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Dove
- Origin
- Celtic
Calum Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 3,188 baby boys have been named Calum. The name peaked in 2022 with 303 US births that year (rank #817). In 2024, ranked #906 nationally — 89 places below its 2022 peak.
Top States for Calum
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Calum births are: California (274), Texas (185), New York (102).
Other Celtic-Origin Names Like Calum
If you like Calum's Celtic origin, consider these related names: Adair, Adsaluta, Aengus, Ahearn, Aife. Browse all Celtic names →
5-Letter Names Starting with C
Names with Calum's exact length and starting letter: Cabal, Cable, Cacey, Cacia, Cadan.
Quick Facts About Calum
US Popularity History (2019–2025)
Annual US births named Calum by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2025 with 313 boys named Calum (boy rank #799 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Calum Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Calum the strongest states are Iowa, Nebraska, Utah.
Strongest boys-name states
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | #1,015 | 38 |
| 2 | New Jersey | #919 | 18 |
| 3 | California | #912 | 126 |
| 4 | Tennessee | #826 | 35 |
| 5 | North Carolina | #818 | 48 |
| 6 | Illinois | #817 | 32 |
| 7 | Virginia | #805 | 40 |
| 8 | Arizona | #792 | 41 |
| 9 | Indiana | #727 | 56 |
| 10 | Missouri | #727 | 35 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Calum in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
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Compare Calum to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Calum against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).