Meaning and history
Temperance is an English name meaning “moderation” or “restraint,” and it was one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans in the 17th century. It saw a modest revival in the United States during the run of the television series Bones (2005–2017), whose main character has this name.
20062006: 20 births, rank #6,356
2007: 78 births, rank #2,418
2008: 88 births, rank #2,234
2009: 165 births, rank #1,420
2010: 215 births, rank #1,136
20112011: 274 births, rank #940
2012: 321 births, rank #834
2013: 289 births, rank #889
2014: 324 births, rank #850
2015: 251 births, rank #1,049
20162016: 235 births, rank #1,094
2017: 190 births, rank #1,248
2018: 164 births, rank #1,371
2019: 156 births, rank #1,429
2020: 147 births, rank #1,459
20212021: 123 births, rank #1,680
2022: 125 births, rank #1,677
2023: 100 births, rank #1,965
2024: 92 births, rank #2,080
20252025: 94 births, rank #2,017
Temperance rose from #891 to #851 for girls between 2013 and 2014. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 324.