UK boy's name
Callun
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2015. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Callun is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Callun popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2015 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3908, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1998, with 9 births.
This profile covers 62 England and Wales registrations across 14 recorded years from 1996 to 2015. 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 44% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 61 living people in the UK are called Callun. 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 2016 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Callun ranked #3908 for boys in England and Wales in 2015, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1998, when 9 boys were registered as Callun.
- • About 61 living people in the UK are estimated to have Callun as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3908
2015
Births in 2015
4
Latest year
Peak year
1998
9 births
Estimated living
61
2026
Popularity
Callun over time
The chart below shows babies named Callun registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2015. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Callun, the clearest high point is 1998. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2015, compared with 9 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Callun by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Callun 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4303 | 14 | 4 |
| 2000s | #3047 | 31 | 7 |
| 1990s | #2082 | 17 | 3 |
Related
Names similar to Callun
- Charlie 104,761
- Callum 65,796
- Connor 53,072
- Cameron 40,394
- Charles 33,091
- Christopher 26,849
- Caleb 15,553
- Corey 12,622
- Carter 11,505
- Cody 11,075
- Conor 10,298
- Christian 9,695
FAQ
Callun: questions and answers
How popular is the name Callun in the UK right now?
In 2015, Callun was ranked #3908 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Callun most popular?
The peak year on record was 1998, with 9 babies registered as Callun in England and Wales.
How many people are called Callun in the UK?
A total of 62 babies have been registered as Callun across the 14 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.