Temperance

Girl name

Temperance has been given to 3,709 babies in the U.S. since 1916. It peaked in 2014.

Meaning & origin

From temperance. A virtue name first used by Puritans in the 16th century.

Origin: English

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

3,709

Peak year

2014 (324 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1916

10-year trend

▼ -63%

Gender split

All girls

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Temperance.

3,712 babies since 1977

3,704 babies since 1994

3,700 babies since 1959

3,721 babies since 1975

3,697 babies since 1932

3,695 babies since 1880

3,727 babies since 1904

3,727 babies since 1987

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