Given name & surname
Callum
“dove”·“resembling a dove”
In English use, Callum has a related form in Calum. Interpretations include “dove” (Late Latin) and “resembling a dove”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Callum has a related form in Calum. Interpretations include “dove” (Late Latin) and “resembling a dove”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Callum has a related form in Calum. An origin associated with Calum is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Callum through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16,089
- 16,051 boys · 38 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 3,003 babies
- 2025
- 3,003
- #118 for boys · #11,126 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +230%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 2,995 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 118 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 229.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 8 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (243). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,894 as a first name in 2020; 627 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Callum’s family of names
In English usage, Callum has a related form in Malcolm. In English usage, Callum has a related form in Calum.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Callum
- Callum Hudson-OdoiEnglish association football player (born 2000)
- Callum WilsonEnglish association football player (born 1992)
- Callum McGregorScottish association football playerborn 1993
- Callum Keith RennieCanadian actorborn 1960
- Callum McCowattNew Zealand association football playerborn 1999
- Callum StylesHungarian associatiob football player (born 2000)
- Callum IlottBritish racing driverborn 1998
- Callum SkinnerScottish track cyclistborn 1992
- Callum McManamanEnglish association football player (born 1991)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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