Brandon vs Calum
Brandon 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.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Brandon was ranked #727 and Calum #176 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Brandon was ranked #305 and Calum #339 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Brandon was ranked #676 and Calum #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Brandon was ranked #664 and Calum #1675 among boys in England and Wales.
Brandon and Calum over time
Brandon and Calum appear together in 3 published lists, across 89 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Brandon reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Calum in 1. 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Brandon and Calum changed places 4 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 1997 and 2024, ending at #305 and #339.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 27 shared years in Northern Ireland · Boys, Brandon and Calum averaged 48.7 places apart, ending at #305 and #339.
- Longest-running competitions
Brandon and Calum were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, ending at #676 and #432.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys33 shared years, 1993–2025
Brandon held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Calum in 16.
Highest recorded here: Brandon #67 in 1999, Calum #44 in 2006.
The order changed in 2022: Calum moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #279 and #296; by 2022 that had become #407 and #262.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Brandon #676, Calum #432.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Brandon held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Calum in 0.
Highest recorded here: Brandon #34 in 1999, Calum #91 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Brandon #664, Calum #1675.
Northern Ireland · Boys27 shared years, 1997–2024
Brandon held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Calum in 15.
Highest recorded here: Brandon #57 in 2001, Calum #21 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Brandon #305, Calum #339.
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 | Brandon | 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #432 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Brandon and Calum both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Brandon
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #51 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1992–2005
Highest recorded position: #27 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1997 (recorded 1992–2005).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · 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