Tatum
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning cheerful or bringer of joy.
How Tatum has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #409 |
| 2016 | #422 |
| 2017 | #444 |
| 2018 | #415 |
| 2019 | #359 |
| 2020 | #343 |
| 2021 | #279 |
| 2022 | #274 |
| 2023 | #226 |
| 2024 | #205 |
| 2025 | #189 |
Tatum by the numbers
In 2025, 19 babies in England and Wales were named Tatum. In the US, 1,159 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 990 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 2,200 American babies born that year was called Tatum.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Tatum. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Tatum
Names that are said the same way as Tatum, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Taytumcheerful or bringer of joy; a modern respelling of Tatum129 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean joy
Like Tatum, each of these has joy in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Abigailmy father's joy10,557 in the US (2017)
- Asherhappy, blessed6,076 in the US (2017)
- Edendelight, paradise594 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jocelyncheerful or joyful; from Jocundus1,828 in the US (2017)
- Felixhappy; fortunate811 in England and Wales (2025)
- Joyjoy; gladness and pleasure971 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Tatum
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