Calum
Boy name · Scottish Gaelic origin
Calum meaning
dove
Calum at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #905 in 2024
- Meaning themes
- nature
Calum popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1990 | #3,467 | 17 |
| 2000 | #2,621 | 35 |
| 2010 | #2,287 | 56 |
| 2020 | #928 | 240 |
| 2022 | #817 | 303 |
| 2024 | #905 | 257 |
All 41 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1981 | #5,468 | 6 |
| 1985 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1987 | #5,459 | 7 |
| 1988 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1989 | #5,165 | 9 |
| 1990 | #3,467 | 17 |
| 1991 | #4,230 | 13 |
| 1992 | #3,920 | 15 |
| 1993 | #3,368 | 19 |
| 1994 | #2,444 | 31 |
| 1995 | #2,686 | 27 |
| 1996 | #2,017 | 43 |
| 1997 | #2,024 | 44 |
| 1998 | #1,987 | 48 |
| 1999 | #2,722 | 31 |
| 2000 | #2,621 | 35 |
| 2001 | #2,117 | 49 |
| 2002 | #2,337 | 44 |
| 2003 | #2,392 | 44 |
| 2004 | #2,643 | 40 |
| 2005 | #2,325 | 50 |
| 2006 | #2,698 | 43 |
| 2007 | #2,116 | 64 |
| 2008 | #2,140 | 63 |
| 2009 | #2,119 | 64 |
| 2010 | #2,287 | 56 |
| 2011 | #1,988 | 69 |
| 2012 | #2,517 | 49 |
| 2013 | #2,460 | 50 |
| 2014 | #2,461 | 51 |
| 2015 | #1,909 | 76 |
| 2016 | #1,694 | 92 |
| 2017 | #1,293 | 140 |
| 2018 | #1,018 | 202 |
| 2019 | #919 | 238 |
| 2020 | #928 | 240 |
| 2021 | #840 | 282 |
| 2022 | #817 | 303 |
| 2023 | #889 | 261 |
| 2024 | #905 | 257 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Calum” (revision 93367993), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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