unisex name
Taitum
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 602
Taitum is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 81% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2011, when 40 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 127,518 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1997.
Taitum over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 37 |
| 2000s | 180 |
| 2010s | 257 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 123 |
How popular is Taitum?
In 2025, Taitum was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Taitum is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Taitum
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Taitum also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Taitum over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Taitum
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Taitum — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Taitum
How popular is the name Taitum?
In 2025, Taitum was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Taitum a girl's or a boy's name?
Taitum is used for both girls and boys. About 81% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Taitum most popular?
Taitum peaked in 2011, when 40 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Taitum a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Taitum currently ranks #6,388 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.