# Calum (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/calum/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Meaning | “dove” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Callum, Malcolm |
| US babies named this | 3,506 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 3,506 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 5,958, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

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.

## What it means

Calum is grouped under bird.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 69 | 1,990 |
| 2012 | 49 | 2,523 |
| 2013 | 50 | 2,465 |
| 2014 | 51 | 2,466 |
| 2015 | 76 | 1,914 |
| 2016 | 92 | 1,696 |
| 2017 | 140 | 1,294 |
| 2018 | 202 | 1,018 |
| 2019 | 238 | 919 |
| 2020 | 240 | 929 |
| 2021 | 284 | 838 |
| 2022 | 303 | 817 |
| 2023 | 262 | 889 |
| 2024 | 259 | 904 |
| 2025 | 313 | 799 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 115 | 361 |
| 2012 | 74 | 507 |
| 2013 | 69 | 532 |
| 2014 | 47 | 695 |
| 2015 | 93 | 438 |
| 2016 | 53 | 659 |
| 2017 | 48 | 719 |
| 2018 | 27 | 1,040 |
| 2019 | 25 | 1,083 |
| 2020 | 22 | 1,192 |
| 2021 | 11 | 1,984 |
| 2022 | 12 | 1,879 |
| 2023 | 13 | 1,799 |
| 2024 | 15 | 1,675 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3,256 |

## People named Calum

- Calum Chambers, English association football player (born 1995)
- Calum Scott, English singer
- Calum Worthy, Canadian actor
- Calum Davenport, British footballer (born 1983)
- Calum Jarvis, British swimmer
- Calum Hood, Australian bassist
- Calum Angus, English footballer (born 1986)
- Calum Butcher, English footballer (born 1991)
- Calum McFarlane, English football manager (born 1985)
- Calum Woods, English association football player (born 1987)
- Hugh Laurie, English actor, comedian, director, musician and writer (born 1959)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.