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UK boy's name

Callumn

For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 1997. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.

Callumn is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Callumn popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 1997 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2337, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1996, with 5 births.

This profile covers 9 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 1996 to 1997. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.

The latest count is about 80% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 9 living people in the UK are called Callumn. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 1998 or 2026.

Key insights

  • Callumn ranked #2337 for boys in England and Wales in 1997, with 4 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 1996, when 5 boys were registered as Callumn.
  • About 9 living people in the UK are estimated to have Callumn as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

#2337

1997

Births in 1997

4

Latest year

Peak year

1996

5 births

Estimated living

9

2026

Popularity

Callumn over time

The chart below shows babies named Callumn registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 1997. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.

For Callumn, the clearest high point is 1996. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 1997, compared with 5 at the peak.

Babies born per year

Callumn
01345199619961997

Decades

Callumn by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Callumn was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.

Decade Average rank Total births Years covered
1990s #2179 9 2

Related

Names similar to Callumn

FAQ

Callumn: questions and answers

How popular is the name Callumn in the UK right now?

In 1997, Callumn was ranked #2337 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.

When was Callumn most popular?

The peak year on record was 1996, with 5 babies registered as Callumn in England and Wales.

How many people are called Callumn in the UK?

A total of 9 babies have been registered as Callumn across the 2 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.

Which records is this page based on?

The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.