Masculine dossier · first seen 1983

Callum

Rising Gaining cultural share #118 boys’ name in 2025
Peak era
2025
Peak births
2,995
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1983Peak 20252025
peak 2025 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about Callum

How many people are named Callum?

An estimated 15,912 living Americans are named Callum.

How rare is Callum?

Callum is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 2,995 boys receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak. It was the #118 boys’ name in 2025.

How old is the typical Callum?

The median age of a living American named Callum is approximately 4 years, with most bearers falling between 2 and 9 years old.

Is Callum still popular?

Yes — Callum is currently rising in popularity, with 2,995 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 5× higher than the previous decade.

Where is Callum most common?

Callum has its strongest geographic signal in New Hampshire, where it appeared 3.3× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.

Peak year
2025
Decline from peak
0%
2025
2,995
All-time
16,051

Callum spread fast — broke out in Massachusetts (2017) and ran high in 18 states within a decade.

Broke out: Massachusetts, 2017 · over-represented in 18 states over 7 years

Alabama: no breakout AL Alaska: no breakout AK Arizona: no breakout AZ Arkansas: no breakout AR California: no breakout CA Colorado: broke out 2018 CO Connecticut: no breakout CT Delaware: no breakout DE District of Columbia: no breakout DC Florida: no breakout FL Georgia: no breakout GA Hawaii: no breakout HI Idaho: broke out 2021 ID Illinois: no breakout IL Indiana: broke out 2022 IN Iowa: broke out 2020 IA Kansas: broke out 2019 KS Kentucky: no breakout KY Louisiana: no breakout LA Maine: broke out 2024 ME Maryland: broke out 2020 MD Massachusetts: broke out 2017 MA Michigan: no breakout MI Minnesota: broke out 2019 MN Mississippi: no breakout MS Missouri: no breakout MO Montana: no breakout MT Nebraska: broke out 2020 NE Nevada: no breakout NV New Hampshire: broke out 2022 NH New Jersey: no breakout NJ New Mexico: no breakout NM New York: no breakout NY North Carolina: no breakout NC North Dakota: broke out 2024 ND Ohio: no breakout OH Oklahoma: broke out 2019 OK Oregon: broke out 2021 OR Pennsylvania: no breakout PA Rhode Island: broke out 2024 RI South Carolina: no breakout SC South Dakota: no breakout SD Tennessee: no breakout TN Texas: no breakout TX Utah: broke out 2019 UT Vermont: no breakout VT Virginia: no breakout VA Washington: broke out 2021 WA West Virginia: no breakout WV Wisconsin: broke out 2018 WI Wyoming: no breakout WY