Tempa
Tempa is a garage and dubstep music label founded in 2000 by Neil Jolliffe, who also coined the term "dubstep" in 2002.
Meaning & Origin of Tempa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tempa is a garage and dubstep music label founded in 2000 by Neil Jolliffe, who also coined the term "dubstep" in 2002.
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The Story of Tempa
Tempa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1911, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 8 Tempas were born — ranking #3,258 that year. As of 2026, Tempa ranks #6,564 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 51 Tempas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tempa
Tempa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 51 births in the dataset. Tempa's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #3,258. Use the chart and map above to compare Tempa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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