Augustus vs Calum
Augustus and Calumcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Augustus was ranked #404 and Calum #339 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Augustus was ranked #880 and Calum #1675 among boys in England and Wales.
Augustus and Calum over time
Augustus and Calum appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Calum held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Augustus in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Calum reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Augustus in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Augustus #759 in 1997, Calum #91 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Augustus held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Calum in 25.
Highest recorded here: Augustus #759 in 1997, Calum #91 in 1996.
The order changed in 2021: Augustus moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #1492 and #1192; by 2021 that had become #1139 and #1984.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Augustus #880, Calum #1675.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Augustus | Calum |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Boys #404 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #432 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Augustus has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Calum.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.
How each name got here
Augustus
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #784 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #880 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Calum
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #298 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #21 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys