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Calem

100% boys · 12 born in 2025

Calem has been given to about 437 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2009, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 421
Median age today16 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Calem per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2009 · 21
  • Born in 202512
  • All time437

How popular is Calem?

Its best year was 2009, when 21 babies were given the name, ranking 4604th. The typical living American called Calem is about 16 years old today.

Names that sound like Calem

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Salem0.85
  2. Caleb0.75
  3. Clem0.78
  4. Cale0.75
  5. Kareem0.74
  6. Harlem0.75
  7. Kaleb0.71
  8. Callen0.72

Middle names for Calem

Ranked by flow score
  1. Calem Paul0.77
  2. Calem John0.77
  3. Calem Blake0.76
  4. Calem Wade0.76
  5. Calem Ross0.76
  6. Calem Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Calem

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.83
  2. Soleilsister · 0.83
  3. Keziahsister · 0.82
  4. Blazebrother · 0.82
  5. Andiesister · 0.82
  6. Bridgerbrother · 0.82

Where Calem is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Calem Anderson0.77
    2. Calem White0.72
    3. Calem Nguyen0.72
    4. Calem Hill0.72
    5. Calem Hall0.72
    6. Calem Brown0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Calem

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.