Tatum is a distinctive choice, ranked #1322 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Tatum in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1322
US Rank #205
About the Name Tatum
Tatum is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 4171 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1250 in 2000 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Tatum is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #205, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Tatum
Unlikely. With around 20 UK babies named Tatum per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Tatum in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Tatum is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 4171 places over the last five years to #1322 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Tatum is more popular in the US (#205) than in the UK (#1322). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Tatum include: Ariel Tatum — Areil Putri Tari, known professionally as Ariel Tatum, is an Indonesian actress, model, and singer.; Tatum Wynalda — Tatum Milan Wynalda is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)..
Tatum appears in the US top 500 at #195 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
20
UK babies named Tatum (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 4171 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Tatum
Likely around 1 other Tatum in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Tatum
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
James Moore "Big Jim" Tatum was an American college football and college baseball player and coach. Tatum served as the head football coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Oklahoma, and the University of Maryland, College Park, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 100–35–7.
Tatum Milan Wynalda is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Pepperdine Waves.