Tatum

Tatum is a unisex given name: about 19% of people named Tatum are men and 81% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleHigh

Male 19%Female 81%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 19% male / 81% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 4,510 male / 19,317 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Tatum

To address Tatum when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Tatum," in English, "Guten Tag Tatum," in German. About 19% of people named Tatum are men and 81% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Tatum,

German

Guten Tag Tatum,

French

Bonjour Tatum,

Spanish

Estimado/a Tatum:

Chinese

Tatum您好：

Japanese

Tatum様

English

Hi Tatum,

German

Hi Tatum,

French

Salut Tatum,

Spanish

Hola Tatum,

Chinese

Tatum你好：

Japanese

Tatumさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Tatum by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	woman's name	19%

United States birth data

4,510 male · 19,317 female · 23,827 births recorded

Male 19%Female 81%

Since 1980: 19% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Tatum a male or female name?

Tatum is a unisex given name: about 19% of people named Tatum are men and 81% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Tatum in an email?

Is Tatum a unisex name?

Tatum is not a unisex name: 19% of people named Tatum are men. Tatum leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Tatum a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tatum (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_tatum,
  title  = {Is Tatum a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tatum},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}