Baby Name Popularity Profile

Callum

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Callum.

✦ Dove 🌍 Celtic Nature Traditional
National Rank (2025) #118
All-Time Peak Rank #118 Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births 16,051 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 99.7% Boy / 0.3% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1983 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 2,995 births in 2025
πŸ’‘ The Callum Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Dove
Language Origin Celtic
Origin Type single
Derived from the Gaelic name Calum, meaning 'dove'. Calum is a diminutive of Columba, Latin for 'dove'.
Common Nicknames
Cal
Alternative Spellings
Calum
Pronunciation: KAL-Ι™m
Themes & Categories
Nature Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Callum across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +209.4%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +711.7%
2015: 369 births 369 2016: 349 births 2017: 433 births 2018: 493 births 2019: 671 births 2020: 968 births 968 2021: 1,264 births 2022: 1,417 births 2023: 1,645 births 2024: 2,266 births 2025: 2,995 births 2,995
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 2,995 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 7 yrs
Longest Streak 43 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 44
1990s: 421
2000s: 1,324
2010s: 3,707
2020s: 10,555

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Call-um
Letter Count 6 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with C, a letter used by only 5.7% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State New Hampshire
Top States New Hampshire, Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Washington
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
New Hampshire #38 126 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Utah #80 312 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #72 417 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho #62 136 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #84 511 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #64 276 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #50 197 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #59 596 2025 +133.3% Growth
Arizona #157 287 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada #204 77 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #61 431 2025 +171.9% Growth
Virginia #95 460 2025 +213.3% Growth
Rhode Island #54 74 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Maine #55 89 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #85 366 2025 +133.3% Growth
Alaska #97 26 2025 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #109 504 2025 +197.4% Growth
Florida #196 595 2025 +136.2% Growth
Kansas #83 182 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Montana #66 52 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #110 186 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #75 389 2025 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota #110 54 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #172 1,189 2025 +219.1% Growth
Tennessee #118 321 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #116 225 2025 +85.2% Growth
California #160 1,490 2025 +242.3% Growth
Vermont #57 25 2024 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota #69 49 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #61 189 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #78 603 2025 +300.0% Growth
South Carolina #153 187 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #114 286 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #103 165 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #179 323 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #120 436 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #96 614 2025 +294.1% Growth
Delaware #102 22 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #127 503 2025 +178.1% Growth
Hawaii #94 31 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #150 171 2025 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #147 255 2025 Insufficient historical volume
New York #189 711 2025 +135.6% Growth
District of Columbia #67 41 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #122 93 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #173 132 2025 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia #123 63 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #164 102 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming #72 6 2025 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico #241 19 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #262 41 2025 Insufficient historical volume

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