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Calum
Rank in 2024
#907
Born in 2024
257
Peak year
2022 · #819
Origin
Scottish Gaelic
1880 to 2024
RisingIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 257 boys were named Calum, about 1 in every 6,674.
- It peaked in 2022 with 303 babies, ranked #819.
- It first shows up in the records in 1978.
- 3,188 boys have been named Calum since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Calum per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0Greatest1901–27
- 0Silent1928–45
- 0Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- 0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 5 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Millennials: 198 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Z: 793 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 2,192 babies, 0.10 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Scottish Gaelic Calum, from Late Latin Columba (literally “dove”), the name of a sixth century Scottish saint, one of the patron saints of Scotland. Doublet of Colm.
- A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Say it
- Not recorded
From Wiktionary’s entry for Calum, CC BY-SA 4.0.