Temperance · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1916

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 52 recorded years as a table

Temperance, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1916	5
1972	6
1973	3
1974	4
1975	4
1976	7
1977	5
1978	5
1979	8
1980	5
1981	4
1982	3
1983	5
1984	6
1985	3
1986	3
1987	3
1988	5
1989	5
1990	7
1991	7
1992	5
1993	4
1994	4
1995	6
1996	5
1997	7
1999	3
2001	4
2002	3
2004	3
2005	4
2006	11
2007	41
2008	47
2009	90
2010	121
2011	156
2012	182
2013	165
2014	181
2015	141
2016	133
2017	110
2018	96
2019	93
2020	91
2021	75
2022	76
2023	62
2024	57
2025	58

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Temperance isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 94
Rank in 2025: #2,017
How rare: 1 in 17,098 girls
Since 1916: 3,709

Most popular in 2012, at 182 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 58% per million girls born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.