Callum vs Callan

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

Name A

Callum

Boy name · Rank #159

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Name B

Callan

Boy name · Rank #242

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Callum Callan
Current Rank #159 #242
Total Births (all years) 13,046 9,243
Peak Year 2024 2024
Peak Year Births 2,258 1,452
Peak Decade 2020ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1983 1957

Births by Decade

Decade Callum Callan
1950ss — 5
1960ss — 5
1970ss — 19
1980ss 45 113
1990ss 421 252
2000ss 1,324 542
2010ss 3,707 3,389
2020ss 7,549 4,918

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Callum Callan
2014 327 384
2015 369 365
2016 349 332
2017 433 365
2018 493 465
2019 671 542
2020 967 686
2021 1,264 867
2022 1,417 930
2023 1,643 983
2024 2,258 1,452

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, 1983–2024.

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