Is Tatum a boy or girl name?
Tatum is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 1,497 girls and 1,833 boys were named Tatum, so 45% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 70.2% of the 38,455 US babies named Tatum were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #195
- Girl rank, 2024
- #205
- Babies named Tatum since 1966
- 38,455
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 3,330 babies
Boys and girls named Tatum, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1970s | 76 | 564 | 88.1% |
| 1980s | 70 | 723 | 91.2% |
| 1990s | 191 | 2,857 | 93.7% |
| 2000s | 853 | 8,260 | 90.6% |
| 2010s | 4,460 | 8,559 | 65.7% |
| 2020s | 5,826 | 6,011 | 50.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,833 | #195 | 1,497 | #205 |
| 2023 | 1,501 | #233 | 1,318 | #226 |
| 2022 | 1,057 | #318 | 1,156 | #274 |
| 2021 | 837 | #385 | 1,137 | #279 |
| 2020 | 598 | #490 | 903 | #343 |
| 2019 | 596 | #487 | 881 | #359 |
| 2018 | 529 | #534 | 744 | #416 |
| 2017 | 457 | #598 | 713 | #444 |
| 2016 | 417 | #637 | 775 | #422 |
| 2015 | 473 | #587 | 783 | #409 |
| 2014 | 465 | #593 | 834 | #391 |
| 2013 | 487 | #545 | 986 | #329 |
| 2012 | 422 | #599 | 950 | #329 |
| 2011 | 314 | #725 | 928 | #346 |
| 2010 | 300 | #753 | 965 | #334 |
| 2009 | 139 | #1,271 | 795 | #395 |
| 2008 | 134 | #1,302 | 885 | #371 |
| 2007 | 147 | #1,205 | 991 | #336 |
| 2006 | 108 | #1,445 | 949 | #348 |
| 2005 | 91 | #1,552 | 915 | #343 |
| 2004 | 71 | #1,782 | 814 | #384 |
| 2003 | 44 | #2,421 | 788 | #384 |
| 2002 | 39 | #2,551 | 752 | #392 |
| 2001 | 37 | #2,611 | 696 | #413 |
| 2000 | 43 | #2,290 | 675 | #420 |
| 1999 | 41 | #2,259 | 647 | #428 |
| 1998 | 28 | #2,918 | 689 | #399 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,718 | 430 | #549 |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,826 | 203 | #948 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,753 | 184 | #1,012 |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,453 | 189 | #983 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,198 | 172 | #1,061 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,626 | 128 | #1,321 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,886 | 117 | #1,381 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,956 | 98 | #1,565 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,803 | 79 | #1,731 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,702 |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,402 | 86 | #1,510 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,867 | 99 | #1,341 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,651 | 59 | #1,903 |
| 1984 | 6 | #6,237 | 56 | #1,901 |
| 1983 | 5 | #7,220 | 55 | #1,903 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,987 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,911 | 60 | #1,845 |
| 1980 | 21 | #2,437 | 100 | #1,284 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,967 | 80 | #1,495 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,584 | 107 | #1,184 |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,772 | 100 | #1,224 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,692 | 78 | #1,382 |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,635 | 91 | #1,250 |
| 1974 | 14 | #2,784 | 83 | #1,299 |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,665 | 25 | #2,822 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,510 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tatum reached #195 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #205 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tatum
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.