Given name
Tempy
“of the temple; sanctuary”
Tempy is a variant of Templa. One Latin interpretation is “of the temple; sanctuary.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tempy is a variant of Templa. One Latin interpretation is “of the temple; sanctuary.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tempy is a variant of Templa. An origin associated with Templa is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1910. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tempy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 30
- 0 boys · 30 girls
- Most popular year
- 1910
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1954. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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