Callum
Callum is a distinctive choice, ranked #251 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Callum in their class.
About the Name Callum
Callum has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 87 places in five years. It was most popular in 1998 at #8 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has spent 20 of the last 30 years inside the UK top 100 — a mark of enduring mainstream appeal.
Callum is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Callum in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #159, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Callum
- Callum Walsh — Callum Walsh is an Irish professional boxer.
- Callum Brown (footballer, born 2000) — Callum M.
- Callum Priestley — Callum Lindsay Priestley is a retired track and field athlete from England who specialised in sprint hurdling.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Callum
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Callum
Almost certainly the only Callum in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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Famous People Named Callum
Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia