Temperance is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #17874 in 2002 with 5 recorded births. This places Temperance in the bottom 1% of ranked US girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2014 with 323 births ranking #854. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 44.4%. In 2002, approximately 1 in every 359,364 girls born was named Temperance. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.