Temple is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #7803 in 2017 with 15 recorded births. This places Temple in the top 42% of ranked US girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2010 with 25 births ranking #5580. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 15.4%. In 2017, approximately 1 in every 115,059 girls born was named Temple. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.