Temple Name Popularity

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How popular is Temple?

The rare name Temple was the 8,076th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Temple, is a possible choice for parents seeking a more unique name.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #1161 was reached in 1884.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1971 with 88 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Temple was less than 5, most recently in 1986.

Temple, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1959-1962, 1966-1971, 1994-1998, and 2006-2010, whereas 1971-1976 were years of successive downward movement.

Sometimes the name Temple has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Temple popularity headed?

Temple's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

For a number of years, the name Temple has been moving downward in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Temple lately has dropped.

The name Temple is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Temple (Girl)		Temple (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		14	8,076	6	11,903
2017		15	7,783	< 5	--
2016		11	10,032	5	13,940
2015		11	10,070	5	13,807
2014		10	10,861	< 5	--
2013		24	5,622	5	13,821
2012		12	9,651	< 5	--
2011		14	8,571	< 5	--
2010		25	5,574	7	10,629
2009		11	10,609	5	14,273
2008		11	10,734	5	14,369
2007		11	10,756	6	12,188
2006		8	13,497	< 5	--
2005		12	9,390	5	13,160
2004		13	8,674	9	8,077
2003		8	12,313	< 5	--
2002		15	7,408	< 5	--
2001		8	11,956	< 5	--
2000		13	7,988	5	11,952
1999		13	7,675	< 5	--
1998		22	4,944	5	11,125
1997		13	7,251	5	10,656
1996		13	7,094	< 5	--
1995		10	8,702	6	8,771
1994		9	9,535	< 5	--
1993		7	11,689	< 5	--
1992		5	15,395	< 5	--
1991		11	7,944	< 5	--
1990		7	11,294	< 5	--
1989		10	7,983	5	9,095
1988		12	6,636	8	5,691
1987		10	7,304	6	6,860
1986		< 5	--	< 5	--
1985		6	10,569	7	5,707
1984		8	8,086	5	7,216
1983		8	7,987	7	5,426
1982		8	8,150	< 5	--
1981		9	7,353	< 5	--
1980		18	4,305	< 5	--
1979		15	4,826	9	4,366
1978		21	3,621	< 5	--
1977		17	4,216	< 5	--
1976		10	6,006	9	3,981
1975		33	2,449	7	4,750
1974		34	2,339	< 5	--
1973		34	2,301	< 5	--
1972		42	1,964	7	4,391
1971		88	1,262	16	2,456
1970		36	2,236	7	4,190
1969		68	1,418	5	4,958
1968		19	3,043	6	4,100
1967		30	2,207	14	2,236
1966		12	3,935	10	2,765
1965		26	2,400	22	1,715
1964		28	2,343	26	1,575
1963		18	3,051	5	4,567
1962		34	2,020	10	2,827
1961		29	2,241	< 5	--
1960		13	3,668	< 5	--
1959		7	5,519	6	3,949
1958		12	3,728	6	3,889
1957		13	3,467	5	4,487
1956		7	5,266	11	2,622
1955		7	5,151	5	4,334
1954		9	4,240	14	2,202
1953		13	3,255	13	2,275
1952		5	6,314	7	3,342
1951		9	3,983	11	2,487
1950		< 5	--	8	3,000
1949		10	3,587	8	2,994
1948		5	5,964	7	3,292
1947		10	3,679	10	2,656
1946		8	3,956	14	2,020
1945		8	3,652	9	2,562
1944		11	2,933	7	3,079
1943		9	3,466	10	2,541
1942		5	5,302	10	2,510
1941		13	2,522	8	2,853
1940		6	4,293	10	2,462
1939		10	2,903	15	1,868
1938		12	2,560	8	2,846
1937		13	2,440	12	2,185
1936		12	2,507	9	2,606
1935		8	3,393	14	2,021
1934		18	1,905	12	2,246
1933		8	3,379	9	2,717
1932		< 5	--	12	2,305
1931		< 5	--	7	3,367
1930		5	5,178	15	2,067
1929		6	4,510	8	3,227
1928		< 5	--	10	2,826
1927		7	4,240	12	2,515
1926		< 5	--	8	3,353
1925		5	5,691	10	2,911
1924		8	3,973	11	2,805
1923		13	2,717	19	1,867
1922		8	3,971	14	2,331
1921		11	3,132	18	1,975
1920		5	5,672	15	2,218
1919		7	4,209	14	2,253
1918		14	2,500	17	1,986
1917		8	3,676	14	2,180
1916		7	3,882	18	1,759
1915		6	4,211	9	2,804
1914		9	2,614	12	1,961
1913		7	2,784	12	1,667
1912		9	2,123	10	1,729
1911		< 5	--	< 5	--
1910		< 5	--	7	1,409
1909		< 5	--	< 5	--
1908		6	2,073	< 5	--
1907		8	1,625	< 5	--
1906		< 5	--	< 5	--
1905		< 5	--	< 5	--
1904		6	1,845	< 5	--
1903		6	1,768	< 5	--
1902		< 5	--	< 5	--
1901		< 5	--	< 5	--
1900		< 5	--	< 5	--
1899		5	1,813	< 5	--
1898		< 5	--	< 5	--
1897		7	1,372	< 5	--
1896		5	1,795	< 5	--
1895		< 5	--	< 5	--
1894		< 5	--	< 5	--
1893		< 5	--	< 5	--
1892		< 5	--	< 5	--
1891		< 5	--	< 5	--
1890		< 5	--	< 5	--
1889		< 5	--	< 5	--
1888		< 5	--	5	1,168
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	< 5	--
1885		< 5	--	< 5	--
1884		5	1,161	< 5	--
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.