Tatum

TAY-tum
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.

# 233 in the US

Tatum Rank in US Top 1000

# 620 on Nameberry

Tatum Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Tatum Popularity

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