Kallam
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAL-um
- Origin
- Latin
Kallam is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “dove”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kallam mean?
Latin: spelling of Callam, itself a variant of Callum, the Scottish form of Latin Columba
“dove”
Variant of Callum, the Scottish form of Columba, the Irish missionary saint who founded a monastery on Iona.
Meaning borrowed from Callam.
Is Kallam a girl's or a boy's name?
Kallam is a boys' name.
How popular is Kallam in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kallam in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2000. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Kallam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,451 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
Nicknames for Kallam
- Cal 10 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Kallam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Qasim Azeem Hassan Adam Usman Liam Naeem Patrick Asad Faisal Aamir Salim
Names related to Kallam
More Latin names
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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, “Kallam: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kallam, updated 20 October 2026.