Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Temperance is a primarily feminine given name, usually given in reference to the virtue of moderation. Temperance was among the virtue names in regular use by Puritan families in the 1500s and 1600s.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Temperance yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 5 | #5,079 |
| 1972 | 9 | #5,898 |
| 1973 | 5 | #9,665 |
| 1974 | 6 | #8,655 |
| 1975 | 6 | #8,951 |
| 1976 | 10 | #6,008 |
| 1977 | 7 | #8,373 |
| 1978 | 8 | #7,588 |
| 1979 | 13 | #5,394 |
| 1980 | 8 | #8,107 |
| 1981 | 6 | #10,297 |
| 1982 | 5 | #12,147 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,984 |
| 1984 | 10 | #6,749 |
| 1985 | 6 | #10,572 |
| 1986 | 6 | #10,784 |
| 1987 | 6 | #11,182 |
| 1988 | 9 | #8,338 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,700 |
| 1990 | 14 | #6,443 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,948 |
| 1992 | 9 | #9,436 |
| 1993 | 7 | #11,691 |
| 1994 | 8 | #10,470 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,699 |
| 1996 | 9 | #9,519 |
| 1997 | 13 | #7,250 |
| 1999 | 6 | #14,275 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,961 |
| 2002 | 5 | #17,874 |
| 2004 | 6 | #15,926 |
| 2005 | 8 | #12,910 |
| 2006 | 20 | #6,575 |
| 2007 | 78 | #2,432 |
| 2008 | 88 | #2,251 |
| 2009 | 165 | #1,424 |
| 2010 | 214 | #1,146 |
| 2011 | 274 | #943 |
| 2012 | 321 | #836 |
| 2013 | 289 | #890 |
| 2014 | 323 | #854 |
| 2015 | 250 | #1,054 |
| 2016 | 235 | #1,095 |
| 2017 | 190 | #1,250 |
| 2018 | 164 | #1,376 |
| 2019 | 156 | #1,434 |
| 2020 | 147 | #1,465 |
| 2021 | 123 | #1,693 |
| 2022 | 125 | #1,681 |
| 2023 | 100 | #1,979 |
| 2024 | 90 | #2,127 |
