Tatum
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- TAY-tum
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,473 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #202 for boys
Tatum is a name of English origin, meaning “Tata's homestead”. In 2025 it ranked 1,473rd for boys in the UK (19 babies) and 202nd for boys in the US (1,736 babies).
What does Tatum mean?
English: surname from the place name Tatham
“Tata's homestead”
From an English surname taken from Tatham in Lancashire, named after an Anglo-Saxon man called Tata.
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Is Tatum a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Tatum has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 19 boys in the UK and 1,661 girls and 1,736 boys in the US.
How popular is Tatum in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,473among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 16,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 231% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the UK were named Tatum, making it the 1,473rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 20 boys. 3 girls were also named Tatum in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Tatum in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2012, 57% of the babies named Tatum in the UK were girls. By 2025 it was 14%, with more boys than girls since 2017.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,405th in England and Wales.
Tatum in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #1,473 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 14 | #1,812 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
How popular is Tatum in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,736about 1 in 980 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 195% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.4%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,736 boys in the US were named Tatum, making it the 202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 490th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 1,841 boys. It first appears in the records in 1973. 1,661 girls were also named Tatum in 2025 (189th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Tatum in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,829 boys in the US were given Tatum or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #218.
In 1973, 74% of the babies named Tatum in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 49%, with more boys than girls since 2023.
Tatum in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,736 | #202 |
| 2024 | 1,841 | #195 |
| 2023 | 1,504 | #233 |
| 2022 | 1,058 | #318 |
| 2021 | 837 | #385 |
| 2020 | 598 | #490 |
| 2019 | 596 | #487 |
| 2018 | 529 | #533 |
| 2017 | 457 | #597 |
| 2016 | 417 | #637 |
| 2015 | 473 | #585 |
| 2014 | 465 | #591 |
| 2013 | 487 | #544 |
| 2012 | 422 | #599 |
| 2011 | 314 | #724 |
| 2010 | 301 | #751 |
| 2009 | 139 | #1,266 |
| 2008 | 134 | #1,294 |
| 2007 | 147 | #1,197 |
| 2006 | 108 | #1,438 |
| 2005 | 91 | #1,544 |
| 2004 | 71 | #1,760 |
| 2003 | 44 | #2,388 |
| 2002 | 39 | #2,500 |
| 2001 | 37 | #2,557 |
| 2000 | 43 | #2,252 |
| 1999 | 41 | #2,228 |
| 1998 | 28 | #2,848 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,596 |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,742 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,320 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,013 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 21 | #2,366 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,399 |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,664 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,469 |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,426 |
| 1974 | 14 | #2,672 |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,443 |
Names like Tatum
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Tatum
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tatum: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tatum, updated 20 October 2026.