Callum vs Taylor
Callum and Taylorcompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Callum was ranked #49 and Taylor #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Callum was ranked #62 and Taylor #227 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Callum was ranked #73 and Taylor #352 among boys in Northern Ireland.
New Zealand · Boys
In 2007, Callum was ranked #76 and Taylor #80 among boys in New Zealand.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 1993, Callum was ranked #83 and Taylor #92 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Callum was ranked #248 and Taylor #385 among boys in England and Wales.
Callum and Taylor over time
Callum and Taylor appear together in 4 published lists, across 98 years of shared records. Callum held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Taylor in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 2 of the lists they share.
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 Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Callum #22 in 2006, Taylor #160 in 2007.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Callum held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Taylor in 0.
Highest recorded here: Callum #8 in 1998, Taylor #65 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Callum #248, Taylor #385.
Republic of Ireland · Boys29 shared years, 1992–2025
Callum held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Taylor in 1.
Highest recorded here: Callum #22 in 2006, Taylor #160 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Callum #49, Taylor #829.
Northern Ireland · Boys25 shared years, 1997–2022
Callum held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Taylor in 0.
Highest recorded here: Callum #8 in 2006, Taylor #73 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Callum #73, Taylor #352.
New Zealand · Boys15 shared years, 1992–2007
Callum held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Taylor in 0.
Highest recorded here: Callum #27 in 2000, Taylor #43 in 1995.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2007: Callum #76, Taylor #80.
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 | Callum | Taylor |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Traditionally associated with 'dove', via its connection to Saint Columba. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic (Anglicised form of Calum), from Latin columba | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkæləm/ | 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #49 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Callum has a recorded origin (Scottish Gaelic (Anglicised form of Calum), from Latin columba); Taylor does not have one recorded yet.
- Callum and Taylor both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Callum; Taylor doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Callum
Popularity journey
First recorded1988
First recorded at #80 among boys in New Zealand in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #49 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Taylor
Popularity journey
First recorded1991
First recorded at #91 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1992–2010
Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1996 (recorded 1992–2010).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls