UK boy's name
Calumn
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2001. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Calumn is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Calumn popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2001 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2587, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2000, with 4 births.
This profile covers 11 England and Wales registrations across 3 recorded years from 1996 to 2001. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, 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 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 14 living people in the UK are called Calumn. 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 2002 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Calumn ranked #2587 for boys in England and Wales in 2001, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2000, when 4 boys were registered as Calumn.
- • Calumn ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #351 in 1990.
- • About 14 living people in the UK are estimated to have Calumn as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#2587
2001
Births in 2001
4
Latest year
Peak year
2000
4 births
Estimated living
14
2026
Popularity
Calumn over time
The chart below shows babies named Calumn registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2001. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Calumn, the clearest high point is 2000. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2001, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Calumn by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Calumn 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #2544 | 8 | 2 |
| 1990s | #2863 | 3 | 1 |
Geography
Where Calumn is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Calumn. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Calumn ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #351 in 1990.
Across the UK
Calumn in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#351 in 1990
1 years of NRS records, 3 total registered
Related
Names similar to Calumn
- 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
Calumn: questions and answers
How popular is the name Calumn in the UK right now?
In 2001, Calumn was ranked #2587 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Calumn most popular?
The peak year on record was 2000, with 4 babies registered as Calumn in England and Wales.
How many people are called Calumn in the UK?
A total of 11 babies have been registered as Calumn across the 3 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 3 more in Scotland.
Where is Calumn most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Calumn ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #351 in 1990. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
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.