Boys' name · since 1983
Callum
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 16,051 babies named Callum, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #936 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #118 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,051
- born since 1983
- 2020s
- peak decade
16,051 babies have been named Callum since 1983, making it today's #118 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Callum recorded 16,051 times among boys since 1983, holding rank #118 nationally today, ahead of 99.2% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #936 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #118 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 16,051 born since 1983
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Callum ranks #936 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #118 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 16,051 born since 1983, peaking in the 2020s.
- #936 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #118 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,051
- born since 1983
- 2020s
- peak decade
Callum's 16,051 recorded births place it above 97.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Callum compares
16,051 Top 7% higher than 93% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Callum's all-time total is 43x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Callum | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16,051 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,995 | 34 | 22,252 |
Callum's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Callum splits its recorded history at 2004: 95% of all births land in the more recent half, 5% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 2,995 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Callum popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 2,995
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Callum popularity over time - girls
38 total births recorded since 2021 (Callum as girls' name)
Callum by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (10,555 births, 66% of the file).
2020s was Callum's strongest decade.
10,555 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Callum births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 44
1980s
44 births
- 1990s 421
1990s
421 births
- 2000s 1,324
2000s
1,324 births
- 2010s 3,707
2010s
3,707 births
- 2020s
2020s
10,555 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 10,555 births (66% of all-time use).
How Callum compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Callum's total volume
Callum by state
Where Callum concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,490 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,189 | 7.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 711 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 614 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 603 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 596 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 595 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Washington | | 511 | 3.2% |
1,490 of 16,051 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Callum appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Callums (1,490 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Similar record span (~42 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1983–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Callum draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.