Name Legacy

Temperance

Recorded 1916–2025 · United States

Temperance was most popular in 2014, when 324 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,578 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,686, with 94 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,709 people named Temperance.

Most popular in2014
Rank that year#1,578
Births that year324
Total since 18803,709
Given to100% girls

Temperance over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Temperance’s peak in 2014. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Temperance a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Temperance is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,709 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Temperance

Where Temperance is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org