Callum: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “dove”
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Say it
- KAL-um · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
Scottish Gaelic form of Columba, from Latin columba meaning dove. It is especially associated with Saint Columba.
How popular is Callum?
Babies named Callum in 20242,263
2024 rank#159 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 188013,076
Callum is rising: use over the last five years is 6.0× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Callum
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Callum questions
What does the name Callum mean?
Callum means "dove". It comes from Scottish Gaelic. Scottish Gaelic form of Columba, from Latin columba meaning dove. It is especially associated with Saint Columba.
Is Callum a boy or girl name?
Callum is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Callum?
2,263 US babies were named Callum in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Callum?
Callum is usually pronounced KAL-um.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.