Unisex — 30% boys#771 of girl names
Tatum
Pronounced T EY1 T AH0 M (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2024
- 59 years in use
How popular is Tatum?
Tatum is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1966. It has been given to 38,455 children — the 771st most common girls' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2024, when 1,497 children were given it.
Roughly 30% of children named Tatum are boys, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Characteristics
- Alliterative
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- T EY1 T AH0 M
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Tatum
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Tatum
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Tatum?
- Tatum ranks 771st among girls' names in US records, with 38,455 births since 1966. Over the past decade it accounts for 9,907.
- Is Tatum a unisex name?
- Yes. About 30% of children given the name are boys, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Tatum most popular?
- 2024, when 1,497 children were given the name. It has been in use for 59 years and is still recorded as of 2024.