Given name
Caellum
“a brave warrior”
Caellum is used as a given name. One Celtic interpretation is “a brave warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Celtic interpretation is “a brave warrior.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Celtic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Caellum through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 188
- 188 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #7,765 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,765 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Caellum’s family of names
Caellum has a related form in Caellom. Caellum has a related form in Caillom. Caellum has a related form in Caillum.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Caellum, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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