Temperance
2025 SSA
About Temperance
Not too long ago, Temperance was found only on lists of Puritan baby names.
With increased increase in virtue names, and Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan on long-running television series Bones, this name has experienced a surprising revival.
Pronounced TEM-per-unss.
As of October 2026, Temperance ranked #2034 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #836 in 2012.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #854 | 323 | 180.8 |
| 2015 | #1,054 | 250 | 140 |
| 2016 | #1,095 | 235 | 132.6 |
| 2017 | #1,250 | 190 | 110.1 |
| 2018 | #1,376 | 164 | 96.4 |
| 2019 | #1,434 | 156 | 92.9 |
| 2020 | #1,465 | 147 | 90.9 |
| 2021 | #1,693 | 123 | 75 |
| 2022 | #1,681 | 125 | 76.2 |
| 2023 | #1,979 | 100 | 62.3 |
| 2024 | #2,127 | 90 | 55.5 |
| 2025 | #2,034 | 94 | 58.5 |
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Temperance on lists
Famous Temperances
- 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
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"