Tatum

“Tata's homestead” — Old English origin

Girl's name · #189 in the US (2025) · Trending

Tatum is climbing: on the charts since 1966, it reached #189 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 1,700 girls given the name last year. Roughly 29,000 have carried it all-time. Tatum is split almost evenly between girls and boys among recent newborns.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,000 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 47 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Tatums

Tatum O'Neal — American actress (born 1963)
Tatum Keshwar — fashion model, psychologist and beauty pageant titleholder
Tatum Paxley — American professional wrestler
Tatum Wynalda — American soccer player (born 2004)
Tatum Stewart — Australian field hockey player

In stories & tradition

Tatum Riley — Scream
Tatum Evans — Scream 7

What Tatums become

Among 47 notable people named Tatum:

Sports figures appear 2.95× more often than among typical names — e.g. Tatum Paxley, American professional wrestler.

Similar names: Presley · Talia · Parker · Meadow · Lorelei · Sutton

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