Callum is a distinctive choice, ranked #248 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Callum in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#248
US Rank #159
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 29 years inside the UK top 100 — a mark of enduring mainstream appeal.
Callum is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #159, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Callum
Unlikely. With around 198 UK babies named Callum per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Callum in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Callum has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 87 places in the last five years. Its peak was #8 in 1998. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Callum is more popular in the US (#159) than in the UK (#248). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Callum include: 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..
Callum appears in the US top 500 at #159 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
198
UK babies named Callum (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 87 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Callum
Likely around 1 other Callum in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Callum
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Callum Lindsay Priestley is a retired track and field athlete from England who specialised in sprint hurdling. Priestley served a two-year competition ban from 2010 to 2012 for violating anti-doping rules after testing positive for clenbuterol.
Andrew Callum Kerr is a Scottish actor, model, and musician. He gained prominence through his role as PC George Kiss in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.
Ian Stuart Callum is a British car designer who has worked for Ford, TWR, and Aston Martin. In 1999 he became the Director of design for Jaguar Cars, later Jaguar Land Rover, a position he held until mid 2018.
Callum Marshall is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for German 2. Bundesliga club VfL Bochum on loan from West Ham United, and the Northern Ireland national team.
Callum Joshua Ryan O'Dowda is an Irish-English professional footballer who plays as a left winger and left back for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Ferencváros and the Republic of Ireland national team.