Kallum
Kallum was the 1522nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 114 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,445 places. More babies were named Kallum in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Callum) dove (Gaelic form of Columba) · Scottish Gaelic, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #1,522 boys, up 728 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 114boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025114 babies
- Total since 1880
- 697babies recorded
What does the name Kallum mean?
Kallum is a spelling of Callum, pronounced the same way, so it shares Callum's meaning and origin.
Callum is a spelling of the Scottish Gaelic Calum, from Late Latin Columba, 'dove', the name of the 6th-century Irish missionary Saint Columba, a patron saint of Scotland; Wiktionary explains this. It is also a short form of the surname McCallum, 'son of Calum'. DMNES gives Latin columba as 'pigeon, dove'. Malcolm comes from a related Gaelic name that DMNES explains as 'tonsured one (devotee) of Columba'.
Calum (Scottish Gaelic, “Columba”)columba (Latin, “dove, pigeon”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Calum, Colm, Malcolm, Columba, Kallum.
See also: Latin names, names that mean an animal.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Callum', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'Calum', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Columba', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Malcolm', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
Kallum popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,522 | 114 |
| 2020 | #2,250 | 61 |
| 2010 | #6,895 | 12 |
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How popular is Kallum, counting every spelling?
Kallum is a spelling of Callum, a name family that ranked #112 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,522 for Kallum on its own. Together these spellings went to 3,445 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callum | 2,995 | #118 | 9,587 |
| Calum | 313 | #799 | 1,421 |
| Kallum | 114 | #1,522 | 416 |
| Kalum | 23 | #4,468 | 95 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kallum?
114 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kallum (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kallum born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 74 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kallum.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kallum?
About 700 people born in the US named Kallum are alive today, with a median age of 4; half are between 2 and 7. That makes Kallum a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kallum by state
How common Kallum was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Indiana (3.1×). In 39 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kallum: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kallum, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kallum
What does Kallum mean?
Kallum is a spelling of Callum, which means “dove (Gaelic form of Columba)” (Scottish Gaelic, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Kallum?
Kallum was the 1522nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 114 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,445 places. More babies were named Kallum in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Kallum a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kallum in the US.
Where is Kallum most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kallum was most common in Indiana (0.15 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oklahoma and Texas.