How Many People Are Named Tempie?
An estimated 371 people in the United States have the first name Tempie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 70 years old, and Tempie peaked in popularity in 1918 with 39 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tempie as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tempie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 70, Tempie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1966.
Estimated Living Americans
371
About 1 in 923,866 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
70
years old
Peak Year
1918
39 births
Total Registered
1,681
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tempie
Tempie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,681 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tempie as a female name
Ranked #18,973 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 1918 (39 births)
Tempie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tempie span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 287 babies were registered. Tempie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tempie by Decade
How has Tempie tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tempie by State
Birth registrations for Tempie span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia. The lowest are in Tennessee, Texas, Mississippi. On average, about 47 Tempies were registered per state.
Tempie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tempie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tempie
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tempie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tempie?
We estimate approximately 371 people named Tempie are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 923,866 Americans share this first name.
Is Tempie a common name?
Tempie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,681 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tempie most popular?
Tempie reached peak popularity in 1918, when 39 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tempie is approximately 70 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tempie a female name?
Tempie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tempie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tempie Smith, Tempie Johnson, Tempie Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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