Temperance

“Moderation, self-restraint” — English origin

Girl's name · #2034 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Temperance's best rank, #836, came in 2012; it has settled back to #2034 today. Roughly 3,700 girls have been named Temperance since 1916.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 16 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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