Girls' name · since 1916
Temperance
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 3,709 babies named Temperance, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,136 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,020 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,709
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Temperance currently ranks #2020 among girls' names in America, with 3,709 babies recorded since 1916.
Temperance has 3,709 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2020 as of the latest data, more common than 88% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #3,136 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,020 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,709 born since 1916
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Temperance ranks #3,136 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,020 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,709 born since 1916, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,136 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,020 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,709
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Temperance's 3,709 recorded births place it above 95.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Temperance compares
3,709 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Temperance's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Temperance | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,709 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 324 | 21 | 19,840 |
Temperance's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Temperance splits its recorded history at 1997: 94% of all births land in the more recent half, 6% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 324 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Temperance popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 324
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Temperance by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,419 births, 65% of the file).
2010s was Temperance's strongest decade.
2,419 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Temperance births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1970s 64
1970s
64 births
- 1980s 73
1980s
73 births
- 1990s 89
1990s
89 births
- 2000s 378
2000s
378 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,419 births
- 2020s 681
2020s
681 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,419 births (65% of all-time use).
How Temperance compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Temperance's total volume
Temperance by state
Where Temperance concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 220 | 5.9% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 180 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 164 | 4.4% |
| #4 | California | | 163 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 128 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 126 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 123 | 3.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 103 | 2.8% |
220 of 3,709 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Temperance appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Temperance's data
- Temperance's decade-level peak was the 2010s (2,419 total births); usage has since declined to 681 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Temperances (220 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Temperance: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Temperance 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.