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Callum

Alternative forms & variants: Calum

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Dove; emblem of purity and peace (Gaelic form of Columba)”

Linguistic heritage: Scottish Gaelic / Latin

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:KAL-uhm

IPA (US English):/ˈkæləm/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity20252,995 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#1183,003 births in 2025

Total US Registrations16,089Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio100% MaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1985 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2025 (2,995 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1985

Recent 2025 Level2,995 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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