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Callum

“Variant of Calum — Dove; from the Latin name of Saint Columba” — Scottish Gaelic, from Latin origin

Boy's name · #118 in the US (2025) · Trending

Callum is climbing: on the charts since 1983, it reached #118 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 3,000 boys given the name last year. Roughly 16,000 have carried it all-time.

Around the world: #49 in Ireland (2025) · #68 in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 50 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Callums

• Callum Hudson-Odoi — English association football player (born 2000)
• Callum Wilson — English association football player (born 1992)
• Callum Turner — English actor
• Callum McGregor — Scottish association football player
• Callum Keith Rennie — Canadian actor

In stories & tradition

• Callum Kane — Hollyoaks
• Callum Jones — Neighbours
• Callum Finnegan — fictional human

What Callums become

Among 318 notable people named Callum:

Sports figures appear 3.57× more often than among typical names — e.g. Callum Hudson-Odoi, English association football player (born 2000).

Similar names: Calum · Arlo · Callan · Archer · Kayson · Knox

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