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Calum vs Simon

Calum and Simon compared 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 Simon #535 among boys in Scotland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Calum was ranked #432 and Simon #244 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2022, Calum was ranked #352 and Simon #311 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Calum was ranked #3256 and Simon #606 among boys in England and Wales.

Calum and Simon over time

Republic of Ireland · Boys
#100#30019922025Calum #432Simon #2441992: Calum #298, Simon #661993: Calum #275, Simon #721994: Calum #263, Simon #921995: Calum #213, Simon #851996: Calum #192, Simon #971997: Calum #196, Simon #881998: Calum #179, Simon #921999: Calum #189, Simon #1072000: Calum #168, Simon #1092001: Calum #176, Simon #1072002: Calum #129, Simon #1272003: Calum #110, Simon #1102004: Calum #113, Simon #1122005: Calum #70, Simon #1192006: Calum #44, Simon #1182007: Calum #50, Simon #1322008: Calum #69, Simon #1632009: Calum #92, Simon #1732010: Calum #94, Simon #1742011: Calum #88, Simon #1422012: Calum #122, Simon #1802013: Calum #181, Simon #1782014: Calum #190, Simon #1842015: Calum #157, Simon #1672016: Calum #218, Simon #1962017: Calum #234, Simon #2032018: Calum #195, Simon #2312019: Calum #268, Simon #2952020: Calum #402, Simon #2192021: Calum #296, Simon #2962022: Calum #262, Simon #2762023: Calum #436, Simon #2432024: Calum #520, Simon #2752025: Calum #432, Simon #244

Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.

England and Wales · Boys
#100#300#1000#300019962025Calum #3256Simon #6061996: Calum #91, Simon #871997: Calum #94, Simon #1071998: Calum #108, Simon #1161999: Calum #114, Simon #1272000: Calum #138, Simon #1432001: Calum #156, Simon #1572002: Calum #155, Simon #1802003: Calum #164, Simon #2082004: Calum #182, Simon #1772005: Calum #122, Simon #2272006: Calum #103, Simon #2252007: Calum #145, Simon #2522008: Calum #181, Simon #2382009: Calum #225, Simon #3012010: Calum #280, Simon #2752011: Calum #361, Simon #3052012: Calum #507, Simon #2742013: Calum #532, Simon #2952014: Calum #695, Simon #3052015: Calum #438, Simon #3452016: Calum #659, Simon #3592017: Calum #719, Simon #3682018: Calum #1040, Simon #4142019: Calum #1083, Simon #4042020: Calum #1192, Simon #4182021: Calum #1984, Simon #4012022: Calum #1879, Simon #4532023: Calum #1799, Simon #4192024: Calum #1675, Simon #5242025: Calum #3256, Simon #606

Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.

Calum and Simon over time

Calum and Simon appear together in 3 published lists, across 87 years of shared records. Simon held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Calum in 1.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Simon reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Calum 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.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Calum and Simon changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #3256 and #606.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Calum and Simon were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #3256 and #606.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Calum #91 in 1996, Simon #87 in 1996.

  • Started together, ended far apart

    In 1996 they stood at #91 and #87 in England and Wales · Boys, 4 places apart; by 2025 they were #3256 and #606.

List by list

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

    Calum held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Simon in 20.

    Highest recorded here: Calum #44 in 2006, Simon #66 in 1992.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Calum #432, Simon #244.

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

    Calum held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Simon in 18.

    Highest recorded here: Calum #91 in 1996, Simon #87 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Calum #3256, Simon #606.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys23 shared years, 1997–2022

    Calum held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Simon in 5.

    Highest recorded here: Calum #21 in 2006, Simon #95 in 2000.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2022: Calum #352, Simon #311.

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 Simon

Pairs where Simon 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, Simon
FieldCalumSimon
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
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageEngland and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of IrelandNew South Wales, Australia, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Norway, New Zealand
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #432 (2025)Norway · Boys #159 (2025)
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Calum and Simon both have 2 syllables.
  • 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

Simon

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #266 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1954–1997

    Highest recorded position: #12 among boys in New Zealand, in 1976 (recorded 1954–1997).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #606 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys