Tatem
The Story of Tatem
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Tatem as a girl name dates back to 1997, when 5 babies received it. 2006 was its biggest year on record, with 30 newborns named Tatem — #4,685 in the national rankings. About 52% of every Tatem on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Tatem last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 353 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Tatem first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1999, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2013: 22 births, good for #4,313 nationwide. About 43% of every Tatem on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Tatem ranks #6,736 for boys with 12 births, rising sharply (+44% over the past five years). All told, over 316 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Tatem
Tatem is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 353 births in the dataset. Tatem's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #4,685. Use the chart and map above to compare Tatem's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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