Brendan vs Calum

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, Brendan was ranked #619 and Calum #176 among boys in Scotland.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 2024, Brendan was ranked #404 and Calum #339 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2025, Brendan was ranked #402 and Calum #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2024, Brendan was ranked #1402 and Calum #1675 among boys in England and Wales.

Brendan and Calum over time

Brendan and Calum appear together in 3 published lists, across 90 years of shared records. Calum held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Brendan in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Brendan 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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Boys34 shared years, 1992–2025

  Brendan held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Calum in 14.

  Highest recorded here: Brendan #52 in 1992, Calum #44 in 2006.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Brendan #402, Calum #432.

• England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Brendan held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Calum in 22.

  Highest recorded here: Brendan #157 in 1998, Calum #91 in 1996.

  The order changed in 2021: Brendan moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #1548 and #1192; by 2021 that had become #1516 and #1984.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Brendan #1402, Calum #1675.

• Northern Ireland · Boys27 shared years, 1997–2024

  Brendan held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Calum in 18.

  Highest recorded here: Brendan #73 in 1997, Calum #21 in 2006.

  The order changed in 2024: Calum moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #311 and #352; by 2024 that had become #404 and #339.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Brendan #404, 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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Side by side

How each name got here