girl's name
Temperance
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 10
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,289
Temperance is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 94 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2014, when 324 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 35,270 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1916.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Temperance over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1970s | 64 |
| 1980s | 73 |
| 1990s | 89 |
| 2000s | 378 |
| 2010s | 2,419 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 681 |
How popular is Temperance?
In 2025, Temperance was given to 94 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Temperance 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.
How Temperance is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Tempérance | Tempérance is a rare spelling of Temperance, written with an acute accent and recorded about 175 times, mostly in France. | 175 |
Names that peaked alongside Temperance
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Temperance also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Temperance over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Temperance
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Temperance — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Temperance
How popular is the name Temperance?
In 2025, Temperance was given to 94 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Temperance a girl's or a boy's name?
Temperance is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Temperance?
Temperance has 3 syllables.
When was Temperance most popular?
Temperance peaked in 2014, when 324 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Temperance a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Temperance currently ranks #2,022 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.