girls:
25 births since 2021
#5691 (0th percentile)
boys:
10.8k births since 1983
#1119 (76th percentile)
overall:
10.8k births since 1983
#2543 (67th percentile)
The name Callum is the #2,543 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 10,804 recorded births since 1983. This represents the 67.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 67.1% of all names). For boys, it ranks #1,119 (75.6% percentile) for all time with 10,779 births since 1983. For girls, it ranks #5,691 (0.4% percentile) for all time with 25 births since 2021.
Callum first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1983 (1983 for boys and 2021 for girls).
The name Callum has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 99.8% of all recorded births being male.
For boys, Callum reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 76.0% percentile (ranked #219) with 893 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 893 births per million (ranked 76.0% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 1985, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Callum is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #219 (76.0% percentile) with 893 births per million.
For girls, Callum reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 0.6% percentile (ranked #941) with 6 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 6 births per million (ranked 0.6% percentile). In recent years, the popularity of this name for girls has remained relatively stable. Currently, Callum is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #941 (0.6% percentile) with 6 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Callum".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Callum. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 89.7% confident that Callum is pronounced as KA-luhm, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is KAH-luhm, at 10.3% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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