Is Calum a boy or girl name?

Calum is a boy’s name. Of the 3,506 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Calum

Recorded 1978–2025 · United States

Calum was most popular in 2025, when 313 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,637 that year. In 2025 it ranked #1,637, with 313 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,506 people named Calum.

Calum over time

Births per year. The dot marks Calum’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Calum a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Calum is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 3,506 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Calum

Where Calum is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org