Temperance

Virtue name

The name Temperance is currently ranked #854 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #836 in 2012. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in TEMPERANCE, TEMPERANCE, and TEMPERANCE.

Temperance Rank in US Top 1000

# 854 in the US

Temperance Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 3204 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Temperance

• 854 US 2014
• 1741 Nameberry 2025
• 991 Unique 2023
• 686 Future 2028

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Famous People Named Temperance

• Temperance Flowerdew (1590 1628), early settler of Jamestown Colony
• Temperance Cavendish (1549 50), Bess of Hardwick's short,lived daughter
• "Sweet Sister Temperance" nickname of Elizabeth Tudor by her brother, Edward

The name Temperance in Pop Culture

• Aunt Tempy narrator of a collection of stories by Joel Chandler Harris
• Temperance Miller character in Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
• Temperance Brennan character on "Bones", and main character in Kathy Reich's books
• Temperance character from "Operation: Endgame"