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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Temple

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Temple-town. This surname refers to medieval priories and settlements of the military religious order Knights-Templars.

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Literary

Pronunciation

t(e)-mp-le, tem-ple

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1964 (rank #1545, 26 births); most recent 2024 (rank #9864, 7 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1971 (rank #1253, 88 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10107, 9 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–9
2024711
2023––
2022912
2021–17
2020–14
2019721
2018614
2017–15
2016511

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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data