Unisex name · since 1966
Tatum
Tatum has 28,649 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #857 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #189 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 28,649
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tatum is the #189 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 28,649 recorded since 1966.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tatum has been recorded 28,649 times among girls since 1966, currently ranked #189 nationally and more common than 99% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #857 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #189 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 28,649 born since 1966
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tatum ranks #857 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #189 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 28,649 born since 1966, peaking in the 2010s.
- #857 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #189 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 28,649
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tatum's 28,649 recorded births place it above 98.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Tatum compares
28,649 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tatum's all-time total is 76x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tatum | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 28,649 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,661 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tatum's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tatum's full recorded timeline at 1999, 88% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 12% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 1,661 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tatum popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 1,661
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Tatum popularity over time - boys
13,225 total births recorded since 1973 (Tatum as boys' name)
Tatum by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (8,560 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Tatum's strongest decade.
8,560 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Tatum births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 564
1970s
564 births
- 1980s 723
1980s
723 births
- 1990s 2,857
1990s
2,857 births
- 2000s
2000s
8,262 births
- 2010s
2010s
8,560 births
- 2020s
2020s
7,678 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 8,560 births (30% of all-time use).
How Tatum compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tatum's total volume
Tatum by state
Where Tatum concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 3,303 | 11.5% |
| #2 | California | | 2,560 | 8.9% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 2,000 | 7.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 1,050 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 949 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Florida | | 804 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 790 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 732 | 2.6% |
3,303 of 28,649 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Tatum appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tatum's data
- Tatum's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (8,560 total births) through the 2020s (7,678) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Tatums (3,303 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tatum: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~59 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1966–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tatum draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.