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How popular is the name Kalum?

Births per year, rank history and how many Kalums are alive today.

Kalum (male), a spelling of Callum, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2017 (ranked 4812th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 1996, when 32 babies were given the name, the 535th most popular that year.

Across all spellings of the name, the Callum you are most likely to meet is around 28 years old. Half of all Callums born in England and Wales are between 20 and 31, and there are at least 100,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 28% chance that at least one of them will be called Callum.

How many babies are named Kalum each year?

Includes all spellings: Kalum, Callum, Calum, Kallum. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

02k4k6k200020201994: ~2,979 estimated (2,032-3,926)1996: 5,0401997: 5,4571998: 6,2831999: 6,1612000: 5,3492001: 4,5112002: 4,0302003: 3,7162004: 3,6902005: 4,1992006: 4,6242007: 3,4972008: 2,9052009: 2,7172010: 2,2562011: 1,7512012: 1,4462013: 9642014: 8842015: 9382016: 6722017: 6402018: 4652019: 3552020: 3662021: 3062022: 2312023: 2192024: 2202025: 197estimatedactual

Where does the Kalum spelling rank?

1101001,0005,00020001996: ranked 5351997: ranked 5671998: ranked 5851999: ranked 6792000: ranked 5792001: ranked 7862002: ranked 8242003: ranked 9762004: ranked 1,1602005: ranked 1,2992006: ranked 1,1272007: ranked 1,3612008: ranked 1,0242009: ranked 1,8592010: ranked 2,9412011: ranked 2,6132012: ranked 3,9872013: ranked 3,3152014: ranked 4,6322015: ranked 2,7072016: ranked 4,8102017: ranked 4,812

Where does the Callum spelling rank?

110100500200020201994: ranked 311996: ranked 201997: ranked 141998: ranked 81999: ranked 92000: ranked 102001: ranked 152002: ranked 162003: ranked 192004: ranked 182005: ranked 142006: ranked 132007: ranked 232008: ranked 272009: ranked 282010: ranked 402011: ranked 462012: ranked 512013: ranked 732014: ranked 822015: ranked 832016: ranked 1102017: ranked 1122018: ranked 1352019: ranked 1692020: ranked 1612021: ranked 1862022: ranked 2292023: ranked 2332024: ranked 2482025: ranked 251

Where does the Calum spelling rank?

1101001,0005,000200020201996: ranked 911997: ranked 941998: ranked 1081999: ranked 1142000: ranked 1382001: ranked 1562002: ranked 1552003: ranked 1642004: ranked 1822005: ranked 1222006: ranked 1032007: ranked 1452008: ranked 1812009: ranked 2252010: ranked 2802011: ranked 3612012: ranked 5072013: ranked 5322014: ranked 6952015: ranked 4382016: ranked 6592017: ranked 7192018: ranked 1,0402019: ranked 1,0832020: ranked 1,1922021: ranked 1,9842022: ranked 1,8802023: ranked 1,8002024: ranked 1,6752025: ranked 3,256

Where does the Kallum spelling rank?

1101001,0005,000200020201996: ranked 2511997: ranked 2371998: ranked 1941999: ranked 2182000: ranked 2252001: ranked 2592002: ranked 2542003: ranked 3322004: ranked 3592005: ranked 3202006: ranked 3672007: ranked 5602008: ranked 5082009: ranked 5052010: ranked 7062011: ranked 6622012: ranked 7192013: ranked 8502014: ranked 9352015: ranked 7902016: ranked 1,2342017: ranked 1,2102018: ranked 1,8752019: ranked 1,9862020: ranked 1,8252021: ranked 4,7892022: ranked 3,0492024: ranked 2,9222025: ranked 3,684

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Kalum per year in England and Wales, 1994 to 2025, peaking at about 6,283 in 1998
Kalum: births per year in England and Wales, 1994-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Kalum most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Callum, peaked in 1998, when 6,283 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Kalum spelling itself peaked in 1996, with 32 babies.

How many people are called Kalum?

At least 100,000 people named Kalum in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Kalum?

Most living Kalums are between 20 and 31; the most common age is about 28.

Is Kalum becoming more or less popular?

Broadly steady in recent years.






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