Girls' name · since 1880
Tempie
Tempie has 1,681 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,306 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,681
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Tempie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,681 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Tempie recorded 1,681 times among girls since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2014.
- #5,306 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,681 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tempie ranks #5,306 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,681 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #5,306 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,681
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Tempie's 1,681 recorded births place it above 92.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Tempie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tempie's full recorded timeline at 1930, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tempie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2014
- Peak year (1918)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 135 years of records
Tempie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (287 births, 17% of the file).
1910s was Tempie's strongest decade.
287 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Tempie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 104
1880s
104 births
- 1890s
1890s
172 births
- 1900s
1900s
168 births
- 1910s
1910s
287 births
- 1920s
1920s
268 births
- 1930s
1930s
197 births
- 1940s
1940s
159 births
- 1950s
1950s
153 births
- 1960s 95
1960s
95 births
- 1970s 54
1970s
54 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 287 births (17% of all-time use).
How Tempie 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 Tempie's total volume
Tempie by state
Where Tempie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 139 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 59 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 28 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 25 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Texas | | 25 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.3% |
139 of 1,681 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Tempie's data
- Tempie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (287 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Tempies (139 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Tempie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~134 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, 1880–2014 (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 Tempie 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.