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“Tata's homestead” — Old English origin
Boy's name · #202 in the US (2025) · 2020s
Tatum reached its best rank, #195, in 2024 and ranked #202 in 2025. About 13,000 boys have carried it since 1973. Tatum is split almost evenly between girls and boys among recent newborns.
Around the world: about 1 in 660 boys in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 1,600 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 14,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 47 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 47 notable people named Tatum:
Sports figures appear 2.95× more often than among typical names — e.g. Tatum Bell, American football player (born 1981).
Similar names: Oakley · Tate · Hendrix · Beckham · Kingston · Creed
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