Temperance
Temperance was the 2034th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 94 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 836th; the most babies were born in 2014 (324). Over the last ten years it has moved down 981 places. More babies were named Temperance in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,034 girls, down 567 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 94girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014324 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,709babies recorded
Temperance popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,034 | 94 |
| 2020 | #1,467 | 147 |
| 2010 | #1,142 | 215 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #6,443 | 14 |
| 1980 | #8,107 | 8 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Temperance, counting every spelling?
Temperance has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Temperance?
94 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Temperance (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Temperance born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 89 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Temperance.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Temperance?
About 3,700 people born in the US named Temperance are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 8 and 15. That makes Temperance a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Temperance by state
How common Temperance was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Indiana (2.5×), Michigan (1.9×), Ohio (1.9×). In 34 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Temperance: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Temperance, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Temperance
How popular is the name Temperance?
Temperance was the 2034th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 94 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 836th; the most babies were born in 2014 (324). Over the last ten years it has moved down 981 places. More babies were named Temperance in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Temperance a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Temperance in the US.
Where is Temperance most popular?
In 2021–2025, Temperance was most common in Indiana (0.16 per 1,000 girls), followed by Wisconsin and Oklahoma.