Calum
Boy name · 7,979 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Calum: 7,979 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 372 births in 1995.
Calum is the Scottish Gaelic form of the Late Latin name Columba, meaning “dove” – a symbol of peace and of the Holy Spirit in Christian tradition. Perhaps its most famous early bearer, though under the Latin form, was Saint Columba, the 6th-century missionary who brought Christianity to Scotland and founded the monastery on the Isle of Iona. In more recent times, the name has been carried by Calum Best, the television personality and son of football legend George Best; Calum MacLeod, a founding member of the Scottish rock band Runrig; and singer-songwriter Calum Scott. The name also appears as Callum, a common spelling across Scotland and the wider English-speaking world. Variants of Columba have also lent their name to places such as Kilcolmkill (from the Gaelic for “church of Columba”), tying this gentle
Boy 52 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 1995372 babies
- Latest (2025)
- #17823 babies
- Total births
- 7,979since 1974
- 5-year trend
- ▼ 49%vs prior 5y