Temple

Temple

Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 65% girls / 35% boys

Temple first appears in the U.S. data in 1884 and has been recorded in 114 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1971 with 88 babies (rank #1,263 that year). In 2024 it was given to 11 girls (rank #9,467). The name has been declining over the last five years.

2,387

Total babies (all years)

114

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1884	5	#1,161
1896	5	#1,795
1897	7	#1,372
1899	5	#1,813
1903	6	#1,768
1904	6	#1,845
1907	8	#1,625
1908	6	#2,073
1912	9	#2,122
1913	7	#2,784
1914	9	#2,614
1915	6	#4,211
1916	7	#3,882
1917	8	#3,676
1918	14	#2,500
1919	7	#4,208
1920	5	#5,673
1921	11	#3,132
1922	8	#3,971
1923	13	#2,716
1924	8	#3,973
1925	5	#5,691
1927	7	#4,240
1929	6	#4,511
1930	5	#5,176
1933	8	#3,378
1934	18	#1,906
1935	8	#3,394
1936	12	#2,507
1937	13	#2,438
1938	12	#2,560
1939	10	#2,902
1940	6	#4,294
1941	13	#2,523
1942	5	#5,300
1943	9	#3,465
1944	11	#2,933
1945	8	#3,652
1946	8	#3,957
1947	10	#3,679
1948	5	#5,963
1949	10	#3,587
1951	9	#3,983
1952	5	#6,314
1953	13	#3,254
1954	9	#4,240
1955	7	#5,152
1956	7	#5,268
1957	13	#3,471
1958	12	#3,728
1959	7	#5,515
1960	13	#3,668
1961	29	#2,243
1962	34	#2,022
1963	18	#3,052
1964	28	#2,343
1965	26	#2,401
1966	12	#3,934
1967	30	#2,206
1968	19	#3,045
1969	68	#1,420
1970	36	#2,236
1971	88	#1,263
1972	42	#1,967
1973	34	#2,301
1974	34	#2,339
1975	33	#2,450
1976	10	#6,009
1977	17	#4,218
1978	21	#3,623
1979	15	#4,828
1980	18	#4,306
1981	9	#7,357
1982	8	#8,154
1983	8	#7,985
1984	8	#8,090
1985	6	#10,574
1987	10	#7,306
1988	12	#6,638
1989	10	#7,984
1990	7	#11,297
1991	11	#7,944
1992	5	#15,396
1993	7	#11,692
1994	9	#9,536
1995	10	#8,700
1996	13	#7,095
1997	13	#7,251
1998	22	#4,945
1999	13	#7,677
2000	13	#7,991
2001	8	#11,962
2002	15	#7,411
2003	8	#12,317
2004	13	#8,674
2005	12	#9,398
2006	8	#13,504
2007	11	#10,762
2008	11	#10,740
2009	11	#10,618
2010	25	#5,580
2011	14	#8,581
2012	13	#9,074
2013	24	#5,630
2014	10	#10,881
2015	11	#10,090
2016	11	#10,051
2017	15	#7,803
2018	14	#8,120
2019	21	#5,960
2020	14	#7,918
2021	17	#6,938
2022	12	#9,005
2024	11	#9,467

Year

Babies

Rank

1884

#1,161

1896

#1,795

1897

#1,372

1899

#1,813

1903

#1,768

1904

#1,845

1907

#1,625

1908

#2,073

1912

#2,122

1913

#2,784

1914

#2,614

1915

#4,211

1916

#3,882

1917

#3,676

1918

#2,500

1919

#4,208

1920

#5,673

1921

#3,132

1922

#3,971

1923

#2,716

1924

#3,973

1925

#5,691

1927

#4,240

1929

#4,511

1930

#5,176

1933

#3,378

1934

#1,906

1935

#3,394

1936

#2,507

1937

#2,438

1938

#2,560

1939

#2,902

1940

#4,294

1941

#2,523

1942

#5,300

1943

#3,465

1944

#2,933

1945

#3,652

1946

#3,957

1947

#3,679

1948

#5,963

1949

#3,587

1951

#3,983

1952

#6,314

1953

#3,254

1954

#4,240

1955

#5,152

1956

#5,268

1957

#3,471

1958

#3,728

1959

#5,515

1960

#3,668

1961

#2,243

1962

#2,022

1963

#3,052

1964

#2,343

1965

#2,401

1966

#3,934

1967

#2,206

1968

#3,045

1969

#1,420

1970

#2,236

1971

#1,263

1972

#1,967

1973

#2,301

1974

#2,339

1975

#2,450

1976

#6,009

1977

#4,218

1978

#3,623

1979

#4,828

1980

#4,306

1981

#7,357

1982

#8,154

1983

#7,985

1984

#8,090

1985

#10,574

1987

#7,306

1988

#6,638

1989

#7,984

1990

#11,297

1991

#7,944

1992

#15,396

1993

#11,692

1994

#9,536

1995

#8,700

1996

#7,095

1997

#7,251

1998

#4,945

1999

#7,677

2000

#7,991

2001

#11,962

2002

#7,411

2003

#12,317

2004

#8,674

2005

#9,398

2006

#13,504

2007

#10,762

2008

#10,740

2009

#10,618

2010

#5,580

2011

#8,581

2012

#9,074

2013

#5,630

2014

#10,881

2015

#10,090

2016

#10,051

2017

#7,803

2018

#8,120

2019

#5,960

2020

#7,918

2021

#6,938

2022

#9,005

2024

#9,467

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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