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Tatum

girls’ name · 70%boys’ name · 30%At its peakCompare

Tatum is ranked 205th among girls in 2024 (1,497 births). Its best rank was 205th, in 2024.

Rank in 2024
#205up 21 from 2023
Births in 2024
1,4970.09% of girls
Peak year
20241,497 births
Best rank
#205in 2024
Since 1966
38,455people given the name
Babies named Tatum, by year of birthgirlsboys
05001k1.5k2k18801900192019401960198020002020

The story in the numbers

26,979 girls have been named Tatum in the United States since 1966, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 1,497 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2011, and the 2010s alone account for 32%. It has spent 30 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Tatum is used for both sexes: 30% of its bearers are boys (11,476), most of them born around 2024.

Rank among girls, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)
#1#250#500#750#100018801900192019401960198020002020

By decade

Decadegirls named Tatum
1960s5
1970s564
1980s723
1990s2,857
2000s8,260
2010s8,559
2020s6,011

In 2024, its biggest year

Tatum was the 205th most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2024 were Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte and Mia. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Tatum

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.