Tatum
Boy name · #202 in 2025 · Well-known
In 2025, 1,736 baby boys were named Tatum, placing it at #202 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #585, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 1,037 boys born in 2025 was named Tatum.
The 52-year story
Tatum first appears in the Social Security records in 1973, when 9 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 1,841 babies and a rank of #195. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Tatum per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Tatum in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Tatum is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "well-known". A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Tatum is most common
Geography matters for names, and Tatum is no exception. Adjusted for how many boys are born in each state, Tatum is most common in HI (3.8 per 1,000), ND (3.6 per 1,000), WV (3.1 per 1,000), MT (2.7 per 1,000), KY (2.6 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 1.2 per 1,000 boys. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Tatum is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Tatum
Statistically, parents drawn to Tatum tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Callum, Eliam, Tadeo, Beckham, and Tate.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Tatum | 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 | #1266 |
| 2008 | 134 | #1294 |
| 2007 | 147 | #1197 |
| 2006 | 108 | #1438 |
| 2005 | 91 | #1546 |
| 2004 | 71 | #1763 |
| 2003 | 44 | #2392 |
| 2002 | 39 | #2504 |
| 2001 | 37 | #2562 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Tatum a popular boy name?
Tatum ranked #202 among boys in 2025 with 1,736 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #585.
When was the name Tatum most popular?
Tatum peaked in 2024, when 1,841 American boys received the name (ranked #195 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Tatum?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 1,037 newborn American boys was named Tatum. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "well-known".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.