Tatum

#189 for girls in 2025, 1,661 births · #202 for boys in 2025, 1,736 births
Given to girls 68.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
2025 · 1,661 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
28,649
since 1966

Tatum over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986girlsat peakboysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1891,661#2021,736
2024#2051,502#1951,841
2023#2271,319#2331,504
2022#2741,156#3181,058
2021#2791,137#385837
2020#343903#490598
2019#359882#487596
2018#416744#533529
2017#443713#597457
2016#421775#637417
2015#409783#585473
2014#391834#591465
2013#329986#544487
2012#329950#599422
2011#346928#724314
2010#334965#751301
2009#395796#1,266139
2008#368885#1,294134
2007#336991#1,197147
2006#347950#1,438108
2005#343915#1,54691
2004#384814#1,76371
2003#384788#2,39244
2002#392752#2,50439
2001#412696#2,56237
2000#420675#2,25643
1999#427647#2,23141
1998#398689#2,85128
1997#547430#3,60119
1996#946203#2,74727
1995#1,007184#4,50813
1994#977189#3,32620
1993#1,059172#4,02015
1992#1,312128#6,1288
1991#1,375117#5,5219
1990#1,55798#4,67311
1989#1,71779#6,9416
1988#1,68676—
1987#1,49886#4,9688
1986#1,32799#5,3327
1985#1,88259#4,3339
1984#1,88656#5,5616
1983#1,88755#6,2385
1982#1,96553—
1981#1,83060#4,5098
1980#1,276100#2,36721
1979#1,48280#5,3556
1978#1,176107#3,40011
1977#1,214100#2,66516
1976#1,37378#3,47110
1975#1,24791#3,42810
1974#1,28483#2,67414
1973#2,75325#3,4459
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First appearance
1966

The first year at least five girls were named Tatum! It came in at #6,564, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1966–1972, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Tatum is popular in 1986

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedMINew York: #1,266 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 13,561 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedINOhio: #905 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 11,324 girlsOHPennsylvania: #713 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,636 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #2,083 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 29,671 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Tatum, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Pennsylvania#713 · 1 in 7,636
  2. Ohio#905 · 1 in 11,324
  3. New York#1,266 · 1 in 13,561
  4. California#2,083 · 1 in 29,671

Best ever in a state: #31 in Wyoming, 2025.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Pennsylvania#71391 in 7,636
Ohio#90561 in 11,324
New York#1,26681 in 13,561
California#2,08371 in 29,671
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Tatum
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 16 spots since 2024 (#205 → #189)
  • 154 spots since 2020 (#343 → #189)
  • 220 spots since 2015 (#409 → #189)
  • Biggest jump: 399 spots in 1997 (#946 → #547)
  • Biggest drop: 62 spots in 2014 (#329 → #391)
Rise & fade · girls
59 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1966
  • Peaked 2025 at #189 (1,661 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 31 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 31 yrs · run 1996–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 968
  • Highest: 1 in 968 girls born in 2025 were named Tatum (0.10%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 29.9% of all girls named Tatum (8,560) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2023
  • Mostly girls until 2022, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s5#6,564 (1966)#6,564
1970s564#1,176 (1978)#1,504
1980s723#1,276 (1980)#1,695
1990s2,857#398 (1998)#961
2000s8,262#336 (2007)#378
2010s8,560#329 (2013)#378
2020s7,678#189 (2025)#253

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Tatum in 1986

girls
#1,327
99 births · 1 in 17,329 girls
boys
#5,332
7 births · 1 in 263,074 boys

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #1,327Tatum99

Top boys' names in 1986

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #5,332Tatum7
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 17,329 of them was named Tatum, which outranked 89.7% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tatum
  1. #1,314Suzette101
  2. #1,325Adria100
  3. #1,325Mariam100
  4. #1,327Tatum99
  5. #1,327Alexandrea99
  6. #1,327Aracely99
  7. #1,327Ariane99
  8. #1,343Cassey98
  9. #1,343Shanon98
  10. #1,343Trinity98

Tied with 15 names at #1,327; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,719Kyrie#10,677 → #958
  2. ↑ 4,778Sable#5,678 → #900
  3. ↑ 2,034Eliana#2,484 → #450
  4. ↑ 1,497Shatara#2,484 → #987
  5. ↑ 1,374Cherrelle#2,253 → #879
Fallers
  1. ↓ 442Violeta#963 → #1,405
  2. ↓ 361Micaela#545 → #906
  3. ↓ 361Tasia#572 → #933
  4. ↓ 324Jo#925 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 306Tammie#987 → #1,293

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 263,074 of them was named Tatum, which outranked 31.9% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tatum
  1. #4,853Zenon8
  2. #4,853Zohaib8
  3. #4,853Zuriel8
  4. #5,332Tatum7
  5. #5,332Aaren7
  6. #5,332Abdurrahman7
  7. #5,332Abed7
  8. #5,926Aaric6
  9. #5,926Aarin6
  10. #5,926Abayomi6

Tied with 593 names at #5,332; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,279Spenser#2,226 → #947
  2. ↑ 920Jayce#1,614 → #694
  3. ↑ 714Addison#1,228 → #514
  4. ↑ 649Payton#1,614 → #965
  5. ↑ 573Cordell#1,181 → #608
Fallers
  1. ↓ 409Ulises#877 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 365Eliot#934 → #1,299
  3. ↓ 322Jordy#998 → #1,320
  4. ↓ 313Trace#956 → #1,269
  5. ↓ 292Kennith#963 → #1,255

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1986 →