Recorded 1911–1966 Girls' name Peak 1916 51 births

Tempa — girls' name

51 babies named Tempa in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s201920s141930s51960s12
1910s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Tempa was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

8 babies were named Tempa in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tempa

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Tempa between 1911 and 1966, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tempa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tempa performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tempa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tempa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 51 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tempa at a glance

Last recorded 1966

Total births

51

Since 1911

56 years of records

Peak year

1916

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1966

Active since

1911

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 1966

Tempa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1911

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1916)
8
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
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Tempa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
20 births that decade — 39% of Tempa's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tempa?
51 babies have been named Tempa since 1911. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year was 1916 with 8 births.
When was Tempa most popular?
Tempa was most popular in the 1910s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Tempa been used?
Tempa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 56 years of data through 1966.
What names are similar to Tempa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Temperance, Tempie, Temple, Temeka, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1911–1966 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.