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Callum name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Callum ranks #118 in male records (2,995 reported) and #11,126 in female records (8 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

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Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#11,126 · 8 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 3 female records (5 to 8); rank moved from #15,728 to #11,126.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count stayed at 8 female records; rank moved from #11,317 to #11,126.
2025 male rank and count
#118 · 2,995 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 729 male records (2,266 to 2,995); rank moved from #158 to #118.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 1,731 male records (1,264 to 2,995); rank moved from #273 to #118.
Peak year in available data
2025: 2,995 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Callum becoming more popular?

Callum's reported male count increased by 729 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #158 to #118. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Callum in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for CallumFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.2,9950201620252021: 8 female records2022: 6 female records2023: 11 female records2024: 5 female records2025: 8 female records2016: 349 male records2017: 433 male records2018: 493 male records2019: 671 male records2020: 968 male records2021: 1,264 male records2022: 1,417 male records2023: 1,645 male records2024: 2,266 male records2025: 2,995 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025811,1262,995118
2024515,7282,266158
2023119,1001,645221
2022613,9281,417249
2021811,3171,264273
2020——968336
2019——671449
2018——493558
2017——433609
2016——349706

Questions about Callum’s popularity

How common is Callum in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Callum ranks #118 in male records (2,995 reported) and #11,126 in female records (8 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Callum?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Callum only.

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