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Boy name

Callam

100% boys · last recorded 2013

Callam has been registered 431 times in England and Wales since 1996. It does not appear in the American record, which publishes only names given to five or more babies in a year.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Nicknames—
Recorded in England & Wales431
Born in 2025—

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Callam per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
England & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1997 · 71
  • Born in 20250
  • All time431

How popular is Callam?

Callam has not been registered in England and Wales since 2013. Its best year was 1997, with 71 registrations. The name is absent from American records, so there is no US curve to compare it against.

Names that sound like Callam

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Callan0.76
  2. Callum0.72
  3. Adam0.68
  4. Kaylan0.62
  5. Graham0.59
  6. Abram0.57
  7. William0.54
  8. Karan0.55

Middle names for Callam

Ranked by flow score
  1. Callam John0.77
  2. Callam Lee0.77
  3. Callam Dean0.76
  4. Callam Bryce0.76
  5. Callam Ross0.76
  6. Callam Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Callam

Names registered alongside it, on a 30-year window
  1. Tarasister · 0.82
  2. Ianbrother · 0.82
  3. Hayleysister · 0.81
  4. Ruthsister · 0.81
  5. Timothybrother · 0.80
  6. Richardbrother · 0.80

In the British record

England and Wales, 1996–2025
  1. First recorded1996
  2. Peak year1997 · 71
  3. Years recorded18 of 30
  4. All time431

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Callam Anderson0.74
  2. Callam White0.72
  3. Callam Reyes0.72
  4. Callam Nguyen0.72
  5. Callam Lee0.72
  6. Callam Hill0.72

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 Callam

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. England & Wales1996–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020

Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names for England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scores on this page are explained in the methodology.