How Many People Are Named Tatem?
An estimated 639 people in the United States have the first name Tatem. It is used for both genders, with 54.6% female. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Tatem peaked in popularity in 2006 with 42 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tatem as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tatem paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
639
About 1 in 536,392 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
54.6% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2006
42 births
Total Registered
646
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tatem
Tatem is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (45.4%) and females (54.6%). Out of 646 total births registered, 293 were male and 353 were female.
Tatem as a male name
Ranked #12,146 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (22 births)
Tatem as a female name
Ranked #12,009 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (30 births)
Tatem: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tatem span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 277 babies were registered. While Tatem is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Tatem by Decade
How has Tatem tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tatem by State
Tatem + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tatem as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tatem: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tatem?
We estimate approximately 639 people named Tatem are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 536,392 Americans share this first name.
Is Tatem a common name?
Tatem is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 646 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tatem most popular?
Tatem reached peak popularity in 2006, when 42 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tatem is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tatem a female name?
Tatem is predominantly female. 54.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tatem Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tatem Smith, Tatem Johnson, Tatem Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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