Callum

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A few things about Callum you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Callum

Callum Hudson-Odoi

English association football player (born 2000)

Choose Callum and your child shares a first name with Callum Hudson-Odoi, an English association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Callum, like who?” Callum Hudson-Odoi's Wikipedia article is available in 45 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 570 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Callum, 2,995 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Callum would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryCallum first shows up in US birth records in 1983, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 42 years since.
• 🏆Best yearCallum is at its all-time high right now: #118 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowCallum is 44× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 24,876 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 570.
• 🚀TrendCallum has climbed 218 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #118. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedCallum is most popular in New Hampshire, where it ranks #38, followed by Nebraska (#49) and Rhode Island (#52). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningCallum is a Scottish form of Columba, which means “dove”. Our records link it to Gaelic, Irish and Scottish roots.
• 🌍OriginCallum is the #6 most popular Gaelic boy name in the US. That's out of 297 Gaelic boy and unisex names in our list.

About the name Callum

Callum is a boy name of Gaelic, Irish and Scottish origin meaning “dove”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-lum”. US birth records list Callum for boys from 1983 to 2025, in 43 of those 43 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #118 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #118, with 2,995 babies.

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