How Many People Are Named Temperance?
people named Temperance are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 93,053 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,709 babies named Temperance in Social Security records from 1916 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐๐ Very Rare
Peak Year
324 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the English word meaning "moderation" or "restraint". This was one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans in the 17th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
โง Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Temperance in the records were girls.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Temperance alive today is about 12 years old, and 95% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 14 in 2025.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Temperance first appears in the records in 1916 and was given most often in 2014, to 324 babies. In 2025, 94 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1916 to 2025
๐ Rank History
Temperance has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #836, in 2012. In 2025 it ranked #2,034.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,034 |
| Best rank | #836 (2012) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,061 in the 2010s |
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Temperance alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Temperance were born in Texas than in any other state: about 219 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Temperance was given 2.8 times as often in Missouri, 2.7 times in Oklahoma and 2.5 times in Indiana.
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