Feminine dossier · first seen 1884

Temple

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Temple
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1971

Peak era

1971

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen X

1884Peak 19712024

Peak year

1971

Decline from peak

87.5%

2024

All-time

1,559

Temple is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1971, when 88 girls were named Temple.

In 2024, only 11 girls were given the name.

Down 87.5% from its peak.

All told, about 1,559 Americans have been named Temple and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1884.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen X

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1971

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