Tatum

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English

"Tate's homestead"

Tatum Origin and Meaning

The name Tatum is a boy's name of English origin meaning "Tate's homestead".

Tatum is one of the rare examples of a name that was exclusively female, as in Tatum O'Neal, but now is used for boys too, entering the male Top 1000 in 2010. Khloe Kardashian made headlines when she revealed her son is named Tatum Robert, breaking from the family theme of using unique word names for their children.

Jazz legend Art Tatum and actor Channing Tatum are two notable male bearers, albeit as a surname. Country singer Luke Bryan has a son Tatum Christopher, called Tate. We also recommend the cool and crisp Tate as a standalone name.

Tatum Rank in US Top 1000

# 318 in the US

Tatum Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1027 on Nameberry

Tatum Popularity

• 318 US 2022
• 1027 Nameberry 2024
• 324 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to Tatum

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Tatum.

• Chandler
• Tatum
• Karter
• Braxton
• Novah
• Parson
• Haisley
• Landry
• Tate
• Reese
• Blakely
• Braylee
• Daxton
• Teagan
• Brinley
• Kaleb
• Trenton
• Tully
• Brecken
• Callaway

Famous People Named Tatum

• Tatum Antoine Bell American NFL football player
• Tatum Christopher (b. 2010) son of singer Luke Bryan
• Tatum Gretzky Johnson (b. 2015) son of golfer Dustin Johnson and model Paulina Gretzky; grandson of ice hockey player Wayne Gretzky
• Channing Tatum American actor
• Art Tatum jazz pianist
• Edward Lawrie Tatum winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Tatum in Pop Culture

• Drederick Tatum boxer on The Simpsons