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Calum vs Harrison

Calum and Harrisoncompared 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, Calum was ranked #176 and Harrison #40 among boys in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Calum was ranked #3256 and Harrison #50 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2024, Calum was ranked #339 and Harrison #89 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Calum was ranked #432 and Harrison #118 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Calum and Harrison over time

Calum and Harrison appear together in 3 published lists, across 82 years of shared records. Calum held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Harrison 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.

Calum reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Harrison 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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Calum held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Harrison in 30.

    Highest recorded here: Calum #91 in 1996, Harrison #30 in 2007.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Calum #3256, Harrison #50.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys27 shared years, 1999–2025

    Calum held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Harrison in 13.

    Highest recorded here: Calum #44 in 2006, Harrison #116 in 2020.

    The order changed in 2013: Harrison moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #122 and #197; by 2013 that had become #181 and #167.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Calum #432, Harrison #118.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys25 shared years, 1999–2024

    Calum held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Harrison in 12.

    Highest recorded here: Calum #21 in 2006, Harrison #74 in 2019.

    The order changed in 2012: Harrison moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #94 and #161; by 2012 that had become #174 and #156.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Calum #339, Harrison #89.

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.

Other comparisons involving Calum

Pairs where Calum shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Harrison

Pairs where Harrison shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — started together, ended far apart.

All started together, ended far apart→

Other pairs from England and Wales lists

Pairs measured inside England and Wales's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

England and Wales overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Calum, Harrison
FieldCalumHarrison
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #432 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #29 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Calum has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Harrison.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Calum

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #21 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 1997–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3256 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Harrison

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1992

    First recorded at #96 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

  2. Highest recorded1992–2025

    Highest recorded position: #13 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2017 (recorded 1992–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #50 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys