Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Kallum isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kallum through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 697
- 697 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 114 babies
- 2025
- 114
- #1,522 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +129%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 114 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,522 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 128.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (13).
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kallum’s family of names
Kallum may belong to the same name family as KALUM. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Kallum
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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