Temprence

A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning virtue of moderation and self-restraint; a form of Temperance.

Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Temprence by the numbers

Temprence was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 24 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Temprence. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Temprance5 in the US (2017)
  • Temperancemoderation; virtue name from Latin temperantia189 in the US (2017)
  • Torrencefrom the city of taurinum in italy35 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean purity

Like Temprence, each of these has purity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Lillianlily; purity6,139 in the US (2017)
  • Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Katherinepure2,833 in the US (2017)
  • Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
  • Lilianalily; purity2,747 in the US (2017)
  • Catherinepure; clear1,573 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Temprence

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