The first name Temperance
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
From temperance. A virtue name first used by Puritans in the 16th century.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 4 girls were named Temperance, making it the 4,867th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2013, with 18 births (#1,639).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Temperance with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Temperance at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 94 girls born in the United States were named Temperance, the 2,034th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2014, when 324 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- What does the name Temperance mean?
- From temperance. A virtue name first used by Puritans in the 16th century.
- How popular is the name Temperance?
- In 2025, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Temperance, ranking 4,867th. Its peak was 2013, with 18 births.
- Is Temperance a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 3,709 US babies named Temperance since 1880 were girls.
- When was Temperance most popular?
- 2014 in the United States, when 324 babies were named Temperance, its highest rank at 851st.