Temple
About Temple
Rather formal word name that has been used occasionally over the years, most notably for the autism activist and animal expert Temple Grandin.
Pronounced TEM-pul.
As of October 2026, Temple ranked #10755 in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #1168 in 1888.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Temple on lists
Famous Temples
- Temple Lea Houston
American lawyer, politician, and gunfighter; son of Sam Houston
- Temple Hardy
English naval officer during the French Revolutionary War
- Temple Stanyan
English historian
- Lew Temple
American actor
- William Temple Franklin
called Temple, American diplomat; grandson of Benjamin Franklin
Temple in pop culture
- Temple of the Dog
American rock band
- Stone Temple Pilots
American rock band
- Caleb Temple
character on "American Gothic"
- Gage Temple
character from TV series "American Gothic"
- Connor Temple
character from ITV Series “Primeval”