Tatum
Tatum is a baby name of English origin, meaning Cheerful; brings joy.
What Tatum means
Cheerful; brings joy.
Tatum sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Tatum comes from
English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.
Tatum is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.
How popular is Tatum?
Tatum is not in the current top 100 baby names we track. In practice that means a child called Tatum is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Tatum
We group Tatum under Happy and Joy — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Tatum
These share Tatum's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Bliss — Perfect joy.
- Joy — Great happiness and delight.
- Ayo — Joy.
- Sachiko — Child of happiness.
- Thabo — Joy; happiness.
- Allegra — Joyful and lively.
- Farah — Joy; happiness.
- Keisha — Joyful and favored.
- Makena — The happy one.
- Sunny — Bright and cheerful as the sun.
- Bonnie — Pretty, cheerful and good.
- Winston — From the joyful town.
More English names
- Talon — Claw; sharp and keen.
- Thorne — From the thorn bush.
- Sybil — A prophetess; seer.
- Tobin — God is good.
- Sutton — From the southern town.
- Treasure — Something precious and valued.
- Sunny — Bright and cheerful as the sun.
- True — Genuine, loyal and real.
- Summer — The warm, bright season.
- Wade — At the river crossing.