Is Calum a boy or girl name?
Calum is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 257 boys were named Calum, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 3,188 US babies named Calum were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #906
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Calum since 1978
- 3,188
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 303 babies
Boys and girls named Calum, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 257 | #906 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 261 | #889 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 303 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 282 | #840 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 240 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 238 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 202 | #1,018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 140 | #1,294 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 92 | #1,696 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 76 | #1,913 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 51 | #2,466 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 50 | #2,464 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 49 | #2,523 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 69 | #1,990 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 56 | #2,289 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 64 | #2,123 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 63 | #2,145 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 64 | #2,119 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 43 | #2,702 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 50 | #2,332 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 40 | #2,647 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 44 | #2,397 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 44 | #2,342 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 49 | #2,121 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 35 | #2,629 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 31 | #2,731 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 48 | #1,991 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 44 | #2,029 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 43 | #2,020 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 27 | #2,694 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 31 | #2,449 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,384 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,941 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,263 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,485 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,219 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,535 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,560 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,664 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,593 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,916 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Calum reached #817 in 2022. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 Calum
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.