boy's name
Kalum
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,015
Northern Ireland
#380
2009 births
Kalum is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2014, when 30 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 144,155 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1974.
Kalum 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 | 10 |
| 1980s | 26 |
| 1990s | 51 |
| 2000s | 73 |
| 2010s | 167 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 123 |
How popular is Kalum?
In 2025, Kalum was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Kalum 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 Kalum
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kalum also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kalum over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kalum
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kalum — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kalum
How popular is the name Kalum?
In 2025, Kalum was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Kalum a girl's or a boy's name?
Kalum is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Kalum most popular?
Kalum peaked in 2014, when 30 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kalum a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kalum currently ranks #4,514 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.