Temperance Girl
How popular is Temperance?
#2,017 girl name in 2025
94 baby girls were named Temperance in the US in 2025, making it the 2017th most popular girl name.
3,678living people named Temperance (est.)
12median age of people named Temperance
3,709babies named Temperance since 1880
1 in 35,270US babies born in 2025
Temperance popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,017 for girls (▲ 63 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 94 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-63% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,049 in 2015, #1,459 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2014 (324 girls) |
| Highest rank | #834 in 2012 |
| First recorded | 1916 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Temperance is most popular
Babies named Temperance per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Temperance by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #4,415 |
| 1970s | 64 | #5,091 |
| 1980s | 73 | #6,290 |
| 1990s | 89 | #6,125 |
| 2000s | 378 | #1,420 |
| 2010s | 2,419 | #834 |
| 2020s | 681 | #1,459 |
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Questions
- Is Temperance a boy or girl name?
- Temperance is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Temperance were girls.
- How popular is the name Temperance?
- 94 baby girls were named Temperance in the US in 2025, making it the 2017th most popular girl name.
- When was Temperance most popular?
- Temperance peaked in 2014, when 324 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #834 in 2012.
- How many people are named Temperance?
- 3,709 babies have been named Temperance in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,678 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Temperance most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Temperance was most common in Indiana, at 0.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.