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Temprence

TEM-pruhns /ˈtɛm.prəns/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 2017 (#12,713)
Babies in 2017
7 (<0.01% of girls)
Peak
#5,602 in 2010
First recorded
2007

Meaning of Temprence

Temprence evokes a sunlit plaza in Seville, where flamenco guitars strum and orange blossoms perfume the breeze. That vibrant spirit flows through the name. She traces back to the Latin temperantia, meaning moderation and gentle strength. Pronounced TEM-pruhns, each syllable dances like warm honey on the lips. She arrives wrapped in calm. She carries a steady light. She’s rare in the U.S., with just a handful of babies each year—peaking at 12 in 2013 and drifting around ranks 930–980. Yet she sparkles in a crowd like a hidden mosaic tile. Temprence promises a tale of sunny confidence and poised originality from her very first hello.

How to pronounce Temprence

English

Popularity of Temprence in the U.S.

Temprence was last recorded in the U.S. in 2017, ranked #12,713 with 7 babies. It peaked at #5,602 in 2010. It first appears in the records in 2007.

Bar and line chart: Temprence in the U.S., 2007–2017. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 24 in 2010 and 7 in 2017. Line: rank among girl names, peak #5,602 in 2010, #12,713 in 2017.
  • Girls named Temprence (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 2007–2017. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 2007⁠–⁠2017 10 rows
Temprence: babies and rank among girl names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2017712,713back (not recorded in 2016)
2015713,006▼ 1,075
2014811,931▼ 2,895
2013129,036▼ 1,232
2012157,804▼ 368
2011167,436▼ 1,834
2010245,602▲ 4,373
2009119,975▲ 3,857
2008713,832▲ 3,804
2007517,636new