boy's name
Calem
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 618
Ireland
#712
2022 births
Calem is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2009, when 21 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1977.
Calem over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 22 |
| 1990s | 65 |
| 2000s | 128 |
| 2010s | 139 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 78 |
How popular is Calem?
In 2025, Calem was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Calem is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Calem
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Calem also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Calem over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Calem
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Calem — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Calem
How popular is the name Calem?
In 2025, Calem was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Calem a girl's or a boy's name?
Calem is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Calem most popular?
Calem peaked in 2009, when 21 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Calem a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Calem currently ranks #3,494 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.