Cale vs Callum

Side-by-side comparison of Cale and Callum — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Cale

Boy name · Rank #3222

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Name B

Callum

Boy name · Rank #159

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Cale Callum
Current Rank #3222 #159
Total Births (all years) 8,160 13,046
Peak Year 2008 2024
Peak Year Births 395 2,258
Peak Decade 2000ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1983

Births by Decade

Decade Cale Callum
1910ss 8 —
1920ss 5 —
1930ss 11 —
1940ss 11 —
1950ss 27 —
1960ss 119 —
1970ss 705 —
1980ss 1,390 45
1990ss 1,423 421
2000ss 2,721 1,324
2010ss 1,554 3,707
2020ss 186 7,549

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cale Callum
2014 175 327
2015 140 369
2016 91 349
2017 58 433
2018 42 493
2019 43 671
2020 41 967
2021 33 1,264
2022 44 1,417
2023 31 1,643
2024 37 2,258

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1917–2024.

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