Tatum

Where Tatum comes from

From Tatham, from Old English Tāta, a personal name of unknown meaning + hām.
— Wiktionary's entry for Tatum
Tatum through the years
  1. 1963
    Tatum O'Neal born
    American actress
  2. 1966
    First appearance
    #6,564 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1983
    Tatum Keshwar born
    fashion model, psychologist and beauty pageant titleholder
  4. 2023
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  5. 2025
    Peak, #189
    1,661 babies named Tatum, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A habitational surname from Old English.
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
  • A female given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Tatum O'Neal · American actress, born 1963
  • Tatum Keshwar · fashion model, psychologist and beauty pageant titleholder, born 1983
  • Tatum McCann · American actress, born 1999
  • Tatum Reed · American pornographic actress, born 1980
  • Tatum Dagelet · Dutch actor, television presenter and presenter, born 1975

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.