Tatum
Tatum is an English personal name of Old English origin, meaning "Tata's homestead". It is in use for both boys and girls.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Tatum
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tatum is an English personal name of Old English origin, meaning "Tata's homestead". It is in use for both boys and girls.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Tatum
As a girl name
American parents first put Tatum on the record books as a girl name in 1966, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 1,589 Tatums were born — ranking #197 that year. About 30% of every Tatum on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Tatum ranks #197 for girls with 1,589 births, rising sharply (+62% over the past five years). All told, over 30K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Tatum as a boy name dates back to 1973, when 9 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 2,052 newborns named Tatum — #176 in the national rankings. About 63% of every Tatum on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Tatum ranks #176 for boys with 2,052 births, rising sharply (+176% over the past five years). All told, over 15K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Tatum
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Tatum. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Tatum
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About the name Tatum
Tatum is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 30K births in the dataset. Tatum's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #197. Use the chart and map above to compare Tatum'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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