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Calum

Boy Scottish Gaelic #889 in 2023

Calum is a boy name of Scottish Gaelic origin.

Meaning of Calum

From Calum, from Columba, the name of a sixth century Scottish saint, one of the patron saints of Scotland.

Popularity of Calum

Popularity, 1978–2023

261 births in 2023

1978 2023

2,931 U.S. births recorded from 1978–2023.

Peak year

2022

303 babies

First recorded

1978

45 years of history

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Boy · Scottish Gaelic

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Boy · Scottish Gaelic

Originally used in Scotland, popular in all English-speaking countries in the 20th century

Girl · Germanic languages

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Girl · Ancient Greek

from Κυνθία, feminine of Κύνθιος

Girl · Ancient Greek

from Αἰκατερίνη, Ἑκατερίνη, of debated meaning, possibly from ἑκάτερος, or from the name of the goddess Hecate

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.