Calem is a rare variant of Callum that peaked in 2009 and remains in steady use.
Calem is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,873 for boy births in the United States (and #14,458 across all names), given to 12 babies. Calem was first reported in SSA data in 1977 and peaked in 2009 (21 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | #6,873 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | #7,339 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | #5,102 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | #5,248 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | #6,769 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | #10,818 |
| 2019 | 16 | 16 | #5,598 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | #7,203 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | #8,265 |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 | #6,792 |
| 2015 | 13 | 13 | #6,389 |
| 2014 | 16 | 16 | #5,516 |
| 2013 | 15 | 15 | #5,704 |
| 2012 | 17 | 17 | #5,283 |
| 2011 | 15 | 15 | #5,705 |
| 2010 | 15 | 15 | #5,779 |
| 2009 | 21 | 21 | #4,604 |
| 2008 | 16 | 16 | #5,527 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | #8,281 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | #7,509 |
| 2005 | 17 | 17 | #4,853 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | #5,539 |
| 2003 | 13 | 13 | #5,603 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | #9,551 |
| 2001 | 12 | 12 | #5,722 |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | #6,383 |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | #7,976 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | #6,940 |
| 1997 | 7 | — | #7,390 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #9,190 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | #6,477 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #7,903 |
| 1993 | 10 | — | #5,404 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #7,543 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | #6,019 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #7,070 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #7,433 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #5,891 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #6,397 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #5,959 |