Girls' name · since 1972
Temica
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 150 babies named Temica, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,793 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 150
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Temica is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 150 have been recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Temica has been recorded 150 times among girls since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1984.
- #22,793 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 150 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Temica ranks #22,793 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 150 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #22,793 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 150
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Temica's 150 recorded births place it above 68.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Temica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Temica splits its recorded history at 1978: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1976 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Temica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1984
- Peak year (1976)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Temica by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (87 births, 58% of the file).
1970s was Temica's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Temica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
87 births
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 87 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Temica's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (87 total births) through the 1980s (63) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Temica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~12 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–1984 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Temica draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.