Cailum
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAY-lum
- Origin
- Scottish
Cailum is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “dove”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Cailum mean?
Scottish: spelling of Kailum; respelling of Callum, from Gaelic Calum and Latin columba
“dove”
A modern respelling of Callum, the Scottish name that comes from the Latin word for dove.
Meaning borrowed from Kailum.
Is Cailum a girl's or a boy's name?
Cailum is a boys' name.
How popular is Cailum in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Cailum in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Cailum in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
Nicknames for Cailum
- Cal 10 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Cailum
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Callum, Liam, Adam, Cameron, William, Thomas, Nathan, Billy, Daniel, Ryan, Michael, Charles
Names related to Cailum
More Scottish names
Isla, Finley, Logan, Arabella, Bonnie, Paisley, Brody, Carson, Maxwell, Brodie, Finlay, Blair, Lennox, Skye, Knox, Dallas
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Cailum: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cailum, updated 20 October 2026.