Recorded 1986–1993 Girls' name Peak 1991 18 births

Tempress — girls' name

18 babies named Tempress in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s13
1990s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Tempress was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

8 babies were named Tempress in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tempress

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Tempress between 1986 and 1993, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tempress currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tempress performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tempress shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tempress 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 18 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.

Tempress at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

18

Since 1986

8 years of records

Peak year

1991

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1986

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1993

Tempress popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1986

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1991)
8
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
456789 199319911986 5

Tempress by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
13 births that decade — 72% of Tempress's all-time total
1980s51990s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tempress?
18 babies have been named Tempress since 1986. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1991 with 8 births.
When was Tempress most popular?
Tempress was most popular in the 1990s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Tempress been used?
Tempress has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 8 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Tempress?
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, 1986–1993 (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.