Total births
154
Girls' name · since 2007
Temprance
Temprance has 154 recorded births since 2007 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 154
- total births
- 2007–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 77%
- born in that decade
Temprance sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 154 recorded since 2007.
Temprance has 154 recorded births among girls since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 2007 to 2018.
- 154 total births
- 2007–2018 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 77% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
154 girls have been named Temprance since 2007, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2018.
- 154
- total births
- 2007–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 77%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
77% of everyone ever named Temprance was born in this single decade.
2011
Single peak year
27 babies were named Temprance in 2011 - its busiest year on record.
Temprance's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Temprance's full recorded timeline at 2013, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Temprance at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
2011
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2007
Temprance popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2018
- Peak year (2011)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Temprance by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Temprance's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Temprance births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 36
2000s
36 births
- 2010s
2010s
118 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 118 births (77% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Temprance? ▼
Since 2007, Social Security records show 154 babies named Temprance. The most recent recorded year was 2018. Its busiest year on record was 2011, with 27 births.
When was Temprance most popular? ▼
Temprance was most popular in the 2010s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Temprance been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Temprance since 2007 -- 12 years through the most recent 2018 data.
What names are similar to Temprance? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Temprance
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2007–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Temprance: Baby Name Since 2007 - 154 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/temprance. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Temprance 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 July 2026.