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Kalum

100% boys · 23 born in 2025

Kalum has been given to about 450 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2014, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 437
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kalum per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2014 · 30
  • Born in 202523
  • All time450

How popular is Kalum?

Its best year was 2014, when 30 babies were given the name, ranking 3570th. The typical living American called Kalum is about 12 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Kalum

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Callum0.93
  2. Tatum0.70
  3. Karim0.56
  4. Kaleb0.53
  5. Kareem0.52
  6. Kale0.53
  7. Kalen0.53
  8. Kalel0.53

Middle names for Kalum

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kalum Paul0.77
  2. Kalum John0.77
  3. Kalum Lee0.77
  4. Kalum Dean0.76
  5. Kalum Blake0.76
  6. Kalum Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Kalum

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.87
  2. Yahyabrother · 0.86
  3. Hazielbrother · 0.85
  4. Ayaneither · 0.85
  5. Emilianasister · 0.85
  6. Neriahsister · 0.85

Where Kalum is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Kalum Anderson0.77
  2. Kalum White0.72
  3. Kalum Reyes0.72
  4. Kalum Lee0.72
  5. Kalum Hill0.72
  6. Kalum Hall0.72

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 Kalum

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

Kalum across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.