Tatem comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Variant of Tatum; cheerful, fulling..
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How popular is Tatem?
2006peak year
The name Tatem reached its peak in 2006, with 30 registrations (ranked #4795). It had only entered records 9 years earlier, in 1997. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #13390) today, averaging about 18 new babies per year. Tatem's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 646 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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