Is Callum a boy or girl name?
Callum is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 5 girls and 2,258 boys were named Callum, so 0.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 13,076 US babies named Callum were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #159
- Girl rank, 2024
- #15,678
- Babies named Callum since 1983
- 13,076
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 2,263 babies
Boys and girls named Callum, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,258 | #159 | 5 | #15,678 |
| 2023 | 1,643 | #222 | 11 | #9,092 |
| 2022 | 1,417 | #249 | 6 | #13,917 |
| 2021 | 1,264 | #273 | 8 | #11,312 |
| 2020 | 967 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 671 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 493 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 433 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 349 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 369 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 327 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 287 | #781 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 275 | #807 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 253 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 250 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 240 | #879 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 205 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 168 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 142 | #1,187 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 104 | #1,415 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 105 | #1,375 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 112 | #1,269 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 82 | #1,514 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 87 | #1,432 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 79 | #1,515 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 73 | #1,533 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 58 | #1,742 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 66 | #1,551 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 67 | #1,500 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 47 | #1,842 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 39 | #2,089 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,383 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 24 | #2,850 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,481 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,705 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,704 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,533 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,557 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,910 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,662 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,446 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,585 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Callum reached #159 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #9,092 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Callum
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.