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Temperance

Girl

Meaning of Temperance: English: 'moderation' or 'self-restraint'

Temperance is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 10 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1983rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1983

94 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,709

First recorded 1916 · peak 2014

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 6 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 8 babies1984: 10 babies1985: 6 babies1986: 6 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 9 babies1989: 9 babies1990: 14 babies19901991: 13 babies1992: 9 babies1993: 7 babies1994: 8 babies1995: 10 babies1996: 9 babies1997: 13 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 6 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 8 babies2002: 5 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 6 babies2005: 8 babies2006: 20 babies2007: 78 babies2008: 88 babies2009: 165 babies2010: 215 babies20102011: 274 babies2012: 321 babies2013: 289 babies2014: 324 babies2015: 251 babies2016: 235 babies2017: 190 babies2018: 164 babies2019: 156 babies2020: 147 babies20202021: 123 babies2022: 125 babies2023: 100 babies2024: 92 babies2025: 94 babies
US babies named Temperance per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 324.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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